What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Engineer position at Honda North America?
Equipment Engineer
Location: Lincoln, Alabama
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 which 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 Equipment Engineer provides effective technical expertise by designing, managing, and implementing equipment solutions, based on requirements of the department's business plan to ensure company sustainability.
Responsibilities include:
* Lead, support, and develop effective equipment engineering solutions for Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale, and Environmental improvements to achieve department business plan targets
* Develop equipment specifications to achieve acceptance criteria, meeting product specifications, while maintaining and improving department characteristics
* Maintain and comply with assembly equipment standards to meet regulations that guarantee associate safety and wellness
* Develop capability of self and team through training and mentoring to ensure associate technical skill growth
* Develop and maintain project schedules to meet installation targets for production equipment
* Develop scope of work with key performance indicators to ensure the equipment meets the department's production standards
* Develop and manage equipment project budgets to achieve cost targets
* Provide technical support to equipment service for developing and implementing effective countermeasures that achieve department delivery targets
* Share engineering technical knowledge and change points through verbal and written communication to all internal and external customers to strengthen department and plant characteristics
* Maintain technical documentation to ensure design intent for long term Equipment reliability
* Develop, manage, and implement the established company e-flow process to accomplish business plan targets
Who we are seeking:
Required Work Experience:
* 0-6 years' equipment project management experience
* CATIA 3D Design or equivalent 3D Design software
* Microsoft Office
Required Education:
* Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or 6 years' equivalent work experience
Desired skills:
* Communication and presentation
Additional Position Factors:
* Production environment
* Ability and flexibility to work OT (paid at 1.5 rate) on a daily basis, weekend, and during shutdowns as business/ project needs dictate
* Travel required as needed
At Honda, you will play a key role in our journey to become a company that society wants to exist now, and in the future. Your endless curiosity will drive innovation and your courageous spirit will challenge the status quo. We believe having a workforce made up of diverse thinkers and innovators makes us a better Honda. Respect for each other and respect for diversity each and every day drives our associates to contribute at the highest level and work effectively in a team environment. We make the dream of mobility a reality with our innovative and high-quality products. Together, we Bring the Future to our customers, associates, and communities. We are Honda!
What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?
Total Rewards:
* Competitive base salary
* Annual Bonus
* Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, personal days
* 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:
* 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.
