Goodyear Innovation Center Manufacturing (ICM)

2018 AME Excellence Award Recipients
Goodyear Innovation Center Manufacturing (ICM)
Akron, Ohio

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 64,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 22 countries. The Innovation Center Manufacturing (ICM) plant is the premier race tire production facility for Goodyear and the exclusive supplier of race tires for NASCAR and the NHRA. Founded in 1916, the ICM plant is the oldest active Goodyear manufacturing facility. This year, Goodyear celebrates 64 years with NASCAR, one of the longest-running sponsorships in any major sport. In their evaluation, AME assessors highlighted ICM’s safety reporting system, a closed loop system and a Goodyear best practice that focuses on identifying near misses and analyzing events, as well as its operational excellence in leadership, workplace culture and employee relations.