Requisition ID: 121484
Sponsorship Available: No
Relocation Assistance Available: No

Goodyear. More Driven.

About the Position:
This position is responsible for supporting the development of projects with low to moderate complexity or working on complex projects in cooperation with more experienced personnel. The incumbent seeks solutions to technical problems, conducts work on assigned tasks and exhibits enough process knowledge to be able to operate in the field.

Responsibilities:

• Improve and enhance technical solutions to meet product requirements.

• Undersand available technology and standards.

• Consult with leadership on appropriate level of technology for application.

• Work on cross-functional teams to develop new technology.

• Avoid inappropriate level or risk.

• Make improvements or enhancements to current processes within functional group.

• Demonstrate ability to present technical ideas to others across teams.

• Drive new product concepts, processes, and technologies leading to innovations.

• Recognize and identify problems.

• Improve and enhance problem solving strategies.

• Collaborate to solve problems and make improved decisions.

• Work within culture to collaborate between teams and functions globally.

• Use tools, techniques, and innovative approaches to achieve improved decisions through collaboration.

• Improve and enhance known tools and methods to solve problems.

• Collect data to use in making decisions.

• Consult with resources.

• Apply skills to achieve impactful results.

• Creatively tackle unfamiliar problems effecively.

• Improve and enhance known data analysis techniques.

• Improve and enhance project management tools and standards of execution for assigned projects.

• Execute the steps required in initiating a project.

• Deliver project objectives through project planning.

• Offer enhancments that can be cross functional, divisional, or global in application.

• Continuously improve on project risk management process to drive higher levels of risk management.

• Enhance exiting project execution tools and techniques to deliver projects.

• Improve project closeout process.

• Enhance and improve existing conflict resolution process.

• Seek assistance when needed to resolve conflicts.

Education:
Bachelor's degree or relevant experience required.
PMP or similar project management certifications desired.

Experience:

• 2-5 years experience w/degree, 7-10 years equivalent experience w/o degree.

• Improve skills through application of knowledge gained from additional education/experience/training.

• Understand functional relationships of assigned division. Interact with team and organizations.

• Particpate in cross-functional assignment, projects, and divisional initiatives, for improved self development.

• Training with PLC's, AC / DC Variable speed drives, Electronic Test Equipment

• Functional knowledge of all votages through 480v. required, with working knowledge through 4,600v. desired.

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrate a positive attitude.

• Actively contribute in meetings.

• Initiate open dialoge with peers and leadership on areas of concern.

• Select best means of communication.

• Provide compelling technical direction and logical conclusions within function.

• Volunteer for, or willingly accept, tasks assigned.

• Hold self accoutable.

• Take personal responsibility for team performance.

• Influence others to see alternative points of view.

• Assemble strategies to achieve assigned work.

• Apply lessons learned.

• Actively particpate in change process and understand the culture.

• Particpate in mentoring as a mentee.

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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 71,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 22 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 and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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