Paint /Plastics Quality Engineering Team Manager

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

Quality Team Manager is responsible for leading/directing the quality engineers and line quality associates to investigate, report, check, and contain quality related problems coming from Paint/Plastics department.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop training plans for Quality Team (Engineers and Line Quality [LQ's]) and ensure all training plans or on the job training checklist are up to date (associates are trained quickly, accurately).
• Support quality associates with daily activities as needed
• Manage quality business plan theme team (i.e. provide direction to theme team, lead meetings when applicable, conduct Genba activity with theme members, develop monthly business plan report, etc.)
• Develop and manage quality teams budget (i.e. develop next Ki's budget, enter Purchase Orders and requisition sheets, provide updates at budget events, track expenses, etc.)
• Support/provide direction on AH Yard Audit and CBU evaluation w/ management
• Full fill IE responsibilities (attend and report at daily Hinjuku, support NA Q activity, attend weekly Hinjuku meeting, etc.)
• Address performance, attendance, internal conflicts, and other concerns within the quality group and take the necessary corrective action
• Develop and present daily quality report and provide quality data for scorecards. Also, direct quality engineers and LQ's on what should be included in monthly and daily turnover reports.
• Lead and support quality investigations, deep data dives, and C/M derivations for complex quality issues.
• Lead, manage, and provide support to engineers for quality related projects (i.e. ensure good usage of SAP's, provide direction to team members, set priorities for team members, etc.)
• Lead effective meetings with direct/indirect associates to communicate important information to team, stay updated on projects, and provide direction to associates.
• Ensure good change point management within quality team
• Develop and implement plans for New Model T-Stage activity to ensure mass production readiness.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Associates or bachelor's degree (Engineering, Business Administration) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2+ years experience with problem/data analysis, engineering, or other engineering/business environment based on education

Workstyle

• Must be willing to work overtime (5+ hours/week) - Dependent on current condition and new model timing
• Able to travel domestically
• Flexible work hours - willing to work different shifts, shutdowns, and weekend production/project activity
• Open office environment
  
  

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.