Plant CSD Leader

The Plant Continuous Skills Development (CSD) Leader enables workforce capability by deploying, executing, and sustaining the CSD operating model to support safe, stable, efficient, and high-performing plant operations. This role translates global standards into practical shopfloor execution and connects operations, HR, regional CSD, and frontline teams. The position embeds capability development into daily operations to strengthen workforce readiness, operational discipline, and continuous performance improvement.

Why This Role Matters

• Builds workforce capability that supports safe, stable, efficient, and high-performing plant operations.
• Connects global CSD standards with practical shopfloor execution, helping ensure consistent adoption across plant teams and shifts.
• Strengthens workforce readiness and operational discipline through structured assessment, training, certification, and capability reinforcement.
• Provides governance, data, and performance insights that support compliance, audits, continuous improvement, and sustainable capability development.
  
  

What You Will Do

• Deploy and embed global CSD standards, frameworks, and processes into plant plans, routines, and daily management systems.
• Partner with plant leadership and HR to integrate skills standards into workforce management, staffing, development, and performance discussions.
• Lead end-to-end capability development activities, including skills assessment, training, certification, and ongoing reinforcement aligned with plant priorities.
• Manage standardized capability assessment, tracking, reporting, and data quality using global HR and learning systems.
• Improve CSD processes and system adoption by reducing manual work, resolving issues with HRIT and process owners, and sharing best practices.
• Lead plant-level CSD governance, monitor KPIs and implementation effectiveness, support maturity assessments and audits, and provide insights to regional and global teams.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, engineering, business, or a related field; advanced degrees or professional certifications in HR, Manufacturing Excellence, Learning & Development, or related disciplines are preferred.
• 5–8 years of experience in manufacturing, operational excellence, workforce capability development, or learning & development environments, including hands-on experience with Lean/TPM/WCM operating systems, capability frameworks, and structured process deployment in plant settings.
• Proven experience partnering with plant HR, operations leadership, and frontline teams to strengthen capability and performance; experience in training/coaching, change management, matrix organizations, and HR/learning systems is preferred.
• Lean/TPM/WCM, facilitation, or coaching certifications are considered a plus.
  
  

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 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 www.goodyear.com/corporate

Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.