<p>What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda</p> <p>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."</p> <p>We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.</p> <p>If your goals and values align with Honda's, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!</p> <p>JOB PURPOSE</p> <p>The Manufacturing Systems Unit (MSU) resides in the Smart Factory department in HDMA's Digital Innovation Division which is on a mission to develop and implement strategies and standards that leads Honda's manufacturing sites into the next generation automotive products.</p> <p>Lead the unit in areas of technical growth and understanding providing robust and controlled documents for support. Provide technical judgements for the unit's systems in areas of research, development and deployment including working with Department Tech Lead on strategies to achieve future direction. Be responsible for Project Management guidance and participation for supporting MSU's involvement in overall department objectives as well as the diffusion of activity across NA Manufacturing plants to improve business value and plant characteristics.</p> <p>KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES</p> <ul> <li>Lead long-term planning and implementation of the MSU roadmap, strategy and initiatives ensuring alignment with the department, company and division technical direction </li><li>Support business goal achievement through in-depth technical analysis of systems and infrastructure to be introduced into our production facilities. </li><li>Support the Dept. Technical Lead(s) as the MSU technical expert on large-scale regional and global projects to ensure requirements are met, technical criteria are defined, validated, and evaluated, and consensus is gained within the project team to make the best decision. </li><li>Serve as the first-level evaluator of medium to high complexity for all MSU team technical evaluations ensuring all requirements and technical criteria are considered and achieved. </li><li>Provide Technical support and training for the unit in areas of system updates and judgement of technical output for smart factory initiatives in areas of development and validation of new or updated digital methods </li><li>Support the Manufacturing Systems Unit by providing technical guidance and training for MSU projects to ensure expected results are achievable and aligned with company, business unit and division directives </li><li>Collaborate with associates in the Manufacturing Systems Unit, Manufacturing Management Center and IT to ensure project backlogs are in place and Safe Agile methodology is created and followed for success in the development and deployment of projects </li><li>Support the agile transformation of smart factory value streams within Digital Innovation Division including collaboration with IT and external partners </li></ul> <p>QUALIFICATIONS</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience </li><li>Minimum 8 years of relevant experience, in engineering and manufacturing </li><li>Create & adjust detailed plans / schedules using Agile methodology </li><li>Develop & present medium to complex proposals for evaluation </li><li>Comfort with digital technology such as manufacturing execution, IoT and AI / ML </li><li>High degree of negotiation & compromise skills </li></ul> <p>WORKING CONDITIONS</p> <ul> <li>Onsite position, located at ADC </li><li>90% office, 10% production floor (go to the site) </li><li>Travel as required to other auto Honda sites, Japan or key Honda suppliers </li></ul> <p>What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?</p> <p>Total Rewards:</p> <ul> <li>Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.) </li><li>Regional Bonus (when applicable) </li><li>Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included) </li><li>Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx) </li><li>Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown </li><li>Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability </li><li>401K Plan with company match + additional contribution </li><li>Relocation assistance (if eligible) </li></ul> <p>Career Growth:</p> <ul> <li>Advancement Opportunities </li><li>Career Mobility </li><li>Education Reimbursement for Continued learning </li><li>Training and Development Programs </li></ul> <p>Additional Offerings:</p> <ul> <li>Lifestyle Account </li><li>Childcare Reimbursement Account </li><li>Elder Care Support </li><li>Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment </li><li>Wellbeing Program </li><li>Community Service and Engagement Programs </li><li>Product Programs </li></ul> <p>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.</p>