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
Lead the development and execution of innovative technical strategies and solutions across Mass Production,
Business Planning, and New Model initiatives to effectively achieve or surpass targets in Safety, Environment,
Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Morale.
Key Accountabilities
- Effectively communicate upstream and downstream to all levels of the organization to assure common understanding and direction.
- Review and analyse daily report(s) to identify safety and delivery gaps and develop potential countermeasures and / or root cause analysis opportunities striving for continuous improvement.
- Utilize data analysis and PDCA to lead, support, develop and justify solutions with related groups / departments for your area of responsibility to solve complex problems.
- Monitor and manage equipment and processes to ensure optimal manufacturing performance and function while minimizing operating expense.
- Develop capability of self, colleagues, and team through training, mentoring, and sharing of experiences in area of technical expertise and understanding.
- Establish priorities and make decisions based on data analytics to most effectively accomplish business objectives.
- Manage project implementation, schedule, budget and resource allocations to ensure successful completion and target achievement.
- Test, evaluate, and implement new and innovative technologies to improve overall equipment and process efficiency.
- Develop and manage investment and expense budgets to achieve overall cost targets.
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
Minimum Educational
Bachelor’s or associate degree in engineering or engineering technology with relevant experience (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial or Electrical, etc) with interest in Manufacturing.
Minimum Experience 0-6 years’ experience based on education, preferred co-op experience in Mfg.
Other Job-Specific Skills
Computer literate to support industry standard software applicationsPositive attitude, open minded & team playerStrong self-motivation and desire to work in a manufacturing environmentSelf-managed and able to provide and set direction for others to be successfulDemonstrates leadership capabilitiesDemonstrate strong communication (verbal / written) skillAbility to multi-task and solve complex problems through analysis to propose and implement appropriate countermeasures based on timing, quality, and cost.Strong technical analysis and troubleshooting skillsAbility to manage projectsJob Dimensions
Decisions Expected
Working Conditions
Work in production environment requiring PPE and lockout in manufacturing operationsManufacturing environment with the potential of working near hydraulic oils, die lube, molten aluminum, ferrous materials, aluminum materials and exposure to heatHands-on investigation and troubleshooting within equipment to countermeasure issues and to determine improvement activityWorking with hand / power tools, automation equipment, quality gauging and instrumentation40% office environment / 60% manufacturing lineside activity5-10 hours overtime per week possiblePossible weekend or off-shift support as necessary.TravelHonda 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.