Industrial Engineer Associate
About the role
The Industrial Engineer Associate plays a key role in improving workforce productivity, operational efficiency, and manufacturing performance. This position is responsible for establishing and maintaining wage incentive plans, conducting labor and staffing analyses, and providing data-driven recommendations to support production goals. The role partners closely with production, engineering, maintenance, and labor teams to optimize personnel and equipment utilization while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain time standards, paperwork rates, and incentive wage plans while evaluating ergonomic and motion-related factors within manufacturing positions.
- Analyze staffing requirements and determine labor needs based on production demand fluctuations and plant capacity.
- Conduct job analyses to evaluate responsibilities, skill requirements, physical demands, and working conditions for manufacturing positions.
- Partner with Engineering and Maintenance teams to perform efficiency studies, support capital expenditure justifications, and recommend facility layout improvements.
- Participate in and support continuous improvement initiatives while serving as a resource to production teams.
- Aid in addressing labor-related issues, grievances, arbitration support, and compensation recommendations as appropriate.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
- 2+ years of experience within a manufacturing environment.
- 2+ years of experience working with multidisciplinary engineering and maintenance teams to achieve cost-effective operational goals.
- Experience working in a unionized manufacturing environment preferred.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven recommendations.
- Ability to effectively collaborate across production, engineering, maintenance, and management teams.
Qualifications
Why This Role Matters
Supports plant performance by improving labor efficiency, workforce utilization, and overall operational productivity.
Provides critical data and recommendations that help management make informed staffing, compensation, and operational decisions.
Contributes to continuous improvement efforts through job analysis, process evaluations, and operational studies.
Serves as a valuable resource for production teams by helping address labor-related challenges and supporting production objectives.
Skills
- Strong analytical skills.
- Manufacturing knowledge.
- Effective collaboration skills.
Benefits
Goodyear offers competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. Please visit www.goodyear.com/corporate for more details.
Pay
Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Full-time position.
Contact Information
If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. We are an equal opportunity employer.