Manufacturing New Model Project Manager

Manufacturing New Model Project Leader

Location: Raymond, Ohio

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:

Coordinates and executes New Model project activity across manufacturing, quality, production in achieving the new model quality, cost, and delivery targets which are critical to the success of New Model launch in the production site.

Responsibilities include:

• Together with the E-PL, lead New Model Production, Quality and Purchasing Project Teams in ensuring the team is aligned on the day-to-day operations, collect data and apply business knowledge to promote solutions to achieve EPL target requirements

• Utilize schedules and New Model standards to execute setting clear milestones, prioritizing activity and ensuring resource requirements.

• Lead the management of problem item documentation, responsibility and closure in achievement of project targets

• Develop and maintain strong communication to ensure information sharing within D/E-side New Model Teams

• Direct and Prepare activity to support compliance of New Model Evaluations

o Establish and manage schedule to support achievement of New Model evaluation requirements.

o Apply New Model requirements and standards in setting evaluation conditions, addressing identified gaps.

o Analyze, Summarize, Report and Track New Model Investment and Start-Up Expense required to launch a New Model.

o Create and present information to executives in alignment with New Model reporting guidelines.

o Demonstrate technical proficiency in the area of New Model development, with expertise on some topics.

• Manage Trial Event Unit Requests to support SED requirements

o With recognition of plant resources and applying New Model Standards, Develop and Execute trial event requirements and detailed activity schedules to achieve project targets

o Solicit for, maintain and communicate total SED unit requirements to support project target achievement, negotiate change or update as needed

o Create instructions to direct the ordering, production, and fabrication of parts necessary to build New Model trial event units

o Lead activities to support in the identification, tracking, control and resolution of critical trial event concerns or known issues and report to the team

o Lead direction for event part requirements through part control and New Model receiving standards

o Lead activity to establish event targets and promote event readiness to executive team

Who we are seeking:

Required Education:

· A minimum of two years related New Model experience with a Bachelor’s degree.

• A minimum of six year related experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree or combination of same

Required Education:

• Manufacturing experience preferred

Desired skills:

· MS Office, Communication - Public Speaking/Presentation skills, Problem solving and decision making, Project management qualifications are optional

Additional Position Factors:

· Travel - Average of 0 – 1 times per year or more depending on work demands/responsibilities; includes possible international/overseas travel. (Back and forth to production plant is expected as needed.)

• Hybrid - Works at a desk; frequent keyboarding. Occasional standing, bending, reaching, squatting, walking, pushing and lifting. Moderate physical effort required (lifting and/or pushing 25–50 lbs.).

• Overtime expected based on project demands/responsibilities. May require working weekends, early morning or late evening hours

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

• Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, Insurance)

• Industry leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision)

• 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.