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

 

This roles mission statement is to “Advance our ability to improve supply chain stability with a single and efficient regional mindset.” This contributes to maintaining strong delivery characteristics with a regional viewpoint in order to support smooth production operations across North American manufacturing facilities ensuring customer satisfaction.
Under limited supervision, responsible for leading NA Crisis mitigation and countermeasure for OEM Suppliers and managing supplier performance, in addition to other duties not specified but required for production and/or other core business activities. Participates in broad scope projects and handles complex supplier situations.
Approach to job:

• Collaborate with Suppliers and other Honda Business Units to achieve supplier stability
• Minimize supplier touchpoints thru optimizing activity. 
• Clearly summarize each supplier situation so issue, impact, root cause and CM are clearly communicated

 

 

Key Accountabilities

 

• Initiate / support situation appraisal and analysis of a supplier crisis on a specific part or assembly process (Tooling / Equipment Spec / Part
• Drawing Spec or Evaluation / OEE / Volume Assessment / SAP development, Etc.)
• Coordinate and support implementation of immediate corrective action plan (short term and long term) at critical suppliers. 
• Support communication, interaction and summary reviews with supplier and HDMA Management.
• Support critical proactive projects (Capacity Management / Minimum Process Requirements / A-Rank NARS reporting, Shutdown, Etc.)
• Complete reporting and Gemba activity for root cause analysis / countermeasure implementation to solve complex problems w/ attention to closure speed and effectiveness
• Engage in continuous improvement through cycling Plan Do Check Action (PDCA) for area of responsibility (Capacity and/or Special projects) to ensure associate success 

 

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

 

• Minimum Educational Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent related experience
• Average Experience
  • 2 – 8 years of relevant engineering experience
• Other Job-Specific Skills
  • Manufacturing process knowledge (stamping, welding, assembly, material flow, electronics, injection molding, paint, casting, machining, etc)
    Honda systems knowledge (nars / cms / gpcs)

 

Workstyle

 

• Strong Sense of urgency and flexibility to respond to critical issues and unplanned risk events
• Ability to travel at moments notice to confirm supplier situation at the spot (50% time)
• Ability to work in an open office environment, at a suppliers operations, or conduct business virtually where expectations are maintained.
• Hybrid office work environment (80% in house/20% remote)
• Ability to work 1st,2nd, or 3rd shift in a limited basis to support on-site supplier crisis.
• Ability to work up to 5-15 hours OT each week as needed

 

 

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.)
• Paid Overtime
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• 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:

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

 

 

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.

Job Tags

Temporary work, Work experience placement, Work at office, Immediate start, Remote work, Relocation package, Night shift, Day shift, Afternoon shift,

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