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 realise “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 daily design, operational and administrative functions, including department policy/business process management, process improvement management, organisational/resource management, and preventing/resolving issues to ensure the function group focuses on efficient and effective output.
Key Accountabilities
- Direct a multi-functional team consisting of several design engineers, controls engineers, and contingents to output key contents such as specifications, confirmation results/judgments, and drawings for concurrent model developments. Provide leadership to the function group for balancing priorities, overcoming obstacles, aligning expectations with stakeholders, and managing work hours to minimise risks for not achieving targets.
- Decide assignments for the entirety of work within the function group, conduct associate performance reviews to provide feedback on results and instruction on personal development, and supply supervisor with input on associate career planning to yield successive leadership. Actively contribute in the hiring process with the Unit Head to identify/select candidates for maintaining target headcount.
- Ensure the function group is communicating and collaborating internally on a regular basis to align output, drive collaboration between design/purchasing on issues that result in improving our cost characteristics, and maintain awareness of topics relevant to their daily work. Create an environment of strong communication to avoid conflicts and aid in better decision-making.
- Represent the function group viewpoint to assist management in discussions related to resource planning, equipment needs, associate matters, and project responsibilities.
- Substitute for the department manager occasionally for responsibilities related to travel approvals, timekeeping, and/or facility access to prevent disruptions of business operations.
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
Minimum Educational Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree or equivalent in related field.
Minimum Experience:
8 years related work experience preferably in Powersports or Automotive field.
Other Job-Specific Skills:
- Knowledge of department operation, policies and practices
- Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills
- Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Strong conflict resolution skills
- Ability to interact/communicate effectively with staff/management
- Strong problem solving, judgment, decision-making skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Must be able to operate with high level of confidentiality
Working Conditions
Travel: Average of 1-3 times monthly. Amount varies based on project demands/responsibilities, conferences, etc.; includes possible overseas travel.
Physical: Primarily works at a desk or scope; frequent keyboarding. Limited kneeling, standing, squatting, reaching or bending.
Hazards: Risks found in a typical office & shop setting. May be exposed to explosives/flammables, pressurized equipment, toxic chemicals and moving parts.
Overtime: Overtime expected based on project demands/responsibilities.
Maintains professional conduct and follows all departmental, safety DEPARTMENT, and COMPANY policies, Procedures, AND rules.
What differentiates Honda and makes 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