The Quality Manager leads all quality activities within the plant, ensuring product and process excellence through strong leadership, technical expertise, and continuous improvement. This role ensures compliance with industry standards and customer requirements while building a high-performing team.
Why This Role Matters
Ensures product quality meets customer and regulatory requirements
Drives operational excellence and continuous improvement
Reduces risk through proactive problem-solving and process control
Strengthens customer satisfaction and business performance
Builds a culture of quality, accountability, and high performance
What You Will Do
Lead plant quality operations aligned with safety, quality, cost, and delivery objectives
Ensure compliance with Goodyear standards, GQMTS, and customer specifications
Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including OEE and Plant Optimization
Oversee quality systems, audits (LPA), and laboratory operations
Lead cross-functional teams in problem-solving and project execution
What We’re Looking For
Bachelor’s degree required (STEM preferred)
7+ years of experience in quality, manufacturing, or a related field (or 10+ years without a STEM degree)
Proven experience leading technical and cross-functional teams
Strong knowledge of quality systems (ISO/IATF preferred)
Strong problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills
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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 51 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to Goodyear.com.
Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.