Manufacturing Equipment Senior Specialist

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!

About this Position :

The Supply Chain Operations Department is responsible for the oversight, standardization, and technical leadership of the internal material handling operations at the Honda automobile powertrain and final assembly sites across North America. Specifically, the Equipment Lead role is responsible for the oversight of Supply chain PIVs (powered industrial vehicles) and fixed equipment needed to support the operations. This role will lead activity directly with vendors, manufacturing departments and contract logistics companies to clarify to design of equipment to meet operations functions along with managing the maintenance of the PIV fleet and equipment.

Responsibilities include :

• Lead for Supply Chain Operations equipment in on site warehouses and support areas. Equipment asset management
• Lead and coordinate daily asset management by working directly with contracted logistics company, contracted repair and maintenance companies.
• Lead daily discussion and decision making on supply chain equipment challenges to ensure stable production.
• Managing and monitoring equipment utilization to maximize asset life. This includes power sources of equipment where applicable. Manage end of life asset replacement database.
• Coordinate communication and activities where needed between relevant parties (manufacturing, vendors, 3PLs).
• Lead activity to forecast investment budgets for supply chain equipment ensure all production needs are covered.
• Ensure plans are developed and executed for production changes, New Model, and product changes.
• Lead overall repairs and budgets for supply chain equipment.  Directly responsible for tracking budgets and working with suppliers on product availability.
• Lead / Support project initiatives to achieve and improve target KPIs for expertise area.
• Identify areas of improvement with area of expertise. Support other areas business plan activity
• Lead small scale projects or SA’s (Situational Analysis) from an equipment perspective

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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.