Maintenance Specialist Associate
Job Description
As The Maintenance Specialist Associate, you will play a key role in supporting the reliability, safety, and continuous improvement of plant equipment, facilities, and maintenance operations. This position partners closely with Engineering, Maintenance, and Production teams to ensure equipment complies with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards while supporting cost-effective operations. The role also assists with capital projects, maintenance planning, budgeting, and troubleshooting activities that improve operational performance and product quality. Through technical expertise and cross-functional collaboration, this position helps drive safe, efficient, and reliable manufacturing operations.
Why This Role Matters
Support safe, reliable, and compliant plant operations by helping maintain equipment and facilities that meet environmental and regulatory standards.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance equipment performance, reduce costs, and improve overall operational efficiency.
Partner with cross-functional teams to support maintenance strategies, engineering projects, and production goals.
Contribute to long-term operational success by assisting with budgeting, capital projects, and equipment reliability initiatives.
What You Will Do
Support continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing equipment and process performance, identifying irregularities, and recommending cost-effective solutions.
Assist with maintenance planning, project budgeting, design reviews, equipment installation, commissioning, and maintenance strategy implementation.
Help evaluate and implement new equipment, technologies, and processes to improve plant operations and reliability.
Promote safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance by supporting EHS initiatives, maintenance strategy reviews, and cross-functional communication.
Participate in maintenance technician and contractor management activities to ensure safe work practices and standard operating procedures are followed.
Provide day-to-day technical support, training, and troubleshooting assistance to maintenance and production teams.
What We're Looking For
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, or 7+ years of experience working with multidisciplinary engineering and maintenance teams in lieu of a degree.
2+ years of experience collaborating with engineering and maintenance teams to achieve cost-effective operational goals.
Ability to interpret electrical and mechanical diagrams, CAD drawings, control systems, and troubleshoot industrial equipment.
Knowledge of electrical control systems and proficiency using computer-based technologies in a manufacturing environment.
Additional information
Flexibility 20% weekends as required.
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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 49 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
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Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.