Union City Goodyear NO#1 Best Supplier of North American Original Equipment Tires !

Union City No#1 in North America OE Tires

In 2010, Goodyear Union City was North American Tire’s best supplier of original equipment (OE) consumer tires, according to company data.

Nobody Did it Better Last Year than Union City !

With the plant’s OE parts per million (PPM) score of 1.8, which was more than 22 percent better than second-place, Goodyear Union City recorded its third consecutive year as a world-class supplier of OE products. A score of 3.4 or lower is considered world class. “We had two tires that OE customers rejected last year,” says Anthony Jackson, Goodyear Union City’s technology team leader for final finish. “Both were essentially for appearance and not for performance.”
Although the Union City plant has a successful history of supplying OE products, Jackson says the goal remains to reach a PPM score of zero, a feat that was accomplished from 2004-06. “We aren’t planning anything special this year,” he says. “We’re going to keep pushing the systems we have, and communicating back with inspectors when customers raise issues.” One initiative that has proved popular, as well as informative, includes having inspectors visit customers either to see products installed on vehicles or to hear what customers are saying about the products they receive from Goodyear. In December, for example, Jackson took four employees to visit a Nissan plant in Canton, Miss., and to visit Mathis Tire, which has operations in the Memphis, Tenn.-area. “It’s important to get inspectors out of the plant and give them exposure to our customers,” he says. “When they see a practical application of our systems and processes, it’s easier to understand why we do what we do.” Jackson says diligence in following systems will be even more critical this year, since the plant anticipates shipping fewer OE tires. “If we have fewer tires, each tire can get more attention,” he explains. “But each tire counts more when overall numbers are lower, so volume is your friend.”

Editorial : This is straight out of the Union City Today, News letter ! This is not only good news, it is great news ! Union City`s Management Team and Union workers/members, are to be commended for this great report. Saving the Union City plant is not only essential it is a matter of life and death ! Keep up the great work, Union City Goodyear ! The United Steelworkers and Goodyear Management working hand in hand towards one common goal "Stop/Keep Goodyear Union City from Closing" ! God Bless all of you !