Job Description

Job Description

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

Position provides technical leadership, strategy and direction within manufacturing operations. Provides leadership and support to local technical leaders and staff. Provides technical support and direction for complex issues. Leads the development of overall technical strategy, including Business Plan, Investment, New Technology and technical talent development.

Key Accountabilities

• Team/Associate Development: Mentor and Develop the Plant/Business Unit(s) engineering and technical teams/individuals, including development planning, career pathing/succession and skill (individual and team) evaluation.
• Technical Leadership: Interpret complex business, product, electrical, and mechanical documents to advise and lead issue analysis and problem solving. Evaluate effectiveness of countermeasures developed by technical teams.
• Resource Allocation & Evaluation: Oversee and optimize technical budget and manpower. Evaluator for Plant/Business Unit(s) investment projects.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement technical themes within the Plant/Business Unit(s) aligned with both local and North American Business Plan objectives. Lead technical benchmarking (internal & external); form and implement strategies to drive best practices new technology, and innovation across the organization.
• Project Management/Leadership: Lead and/or support Plant/BU Level projects. Direct activity and manage resources (people and financial) to achieve project deliverable.
• Reporting: Provide regular updates and reports on project and business plan progress, performance and key metrics.
• Project Implementation: Experience with Project Management, Supplier Development and E-Flow. Honda Manufacturing engineering principles, systems and best practices at deep understanding level. Demonstrate personal experience with area of expertise technologies and methods.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (concentration in Manufacturing a plus) or related equivalent experience

Required Experience

• 10+ years of relevant technical/engineering work experience in Manufacturing (focus in specialized area a plus) based on education.

Decisions Expected

• Negotiate the timing of activities in project schedules with all stakeholders to meet milestones and targets
• Promote NM and future business strategies with other BU’s, Centers, RO and GO.
• Independently lead key negotiations with all stakeholders in strategic business development areas
• Develop HDMA wide Project Status reports and Present to BU Leadership, HDMA, and HM Executives
• Lead Improved Factory Characteristics to Achieve Factory Ideal Image for multiple factories and departments
• Lead project reflection activity after SOP to identify and develop future systemic and strategic countermeasures

Working Conditions

• Domestic and International (avg length of 1-2 weeks) travel may be requested (10%)
• Willingness to work overtime due to the cyclical business needs of Project & New Technology schedules
• Open office environment with moderate level of noise and activity
• In Person (100% in office) Remote work based on management discretion and operating needs.
• Regular occurrence of communicating and presenting information in groups and to Honda management for evaluation purposes.

What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards: 

• Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Career Growth:

• Advancement Opportunities
• Career Mobility
• Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
• Training and Development Programs 

Additional Offerings :

• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.

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