New Model Engineer

Location: Tallapoosa, GA

Workstyle: Onsite

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:

Responsible for evaluating, selecting, an ordering equipment that is most appropriate and cost effective for the manufacturing of company products. Oversees the installation, modification, upgrade, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment. Studies equipment performance and reliability. Establishes programs and solutions for increasing uptime and for equipment problems that affect the manufacturing process.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop expertise for equipment in MA
• Ensure business plan targets for safety, quality and production are met
• Identify, propose, implement capital improvements
• Develop required reports to explain major items affecting SQP
• Support major shutdown and weekend activities
• Maintain equipment related documentation
• Fixture / equipment design and modification
• Support other manufacturing areas as needed

Who we are seeking:

Required Experience:

2 years of relevant work experience or 1 year co-op experience in related manufacturing environment

Required Education:

Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience

Other job specific skills:

• Ability to read and interpret product design drawings
• Ability to create industrial equipment schematics

Additional Position Factors:

• Workstyle: Onsite
• Approx. Travel: Occasional travel to local suppliers/vendors (~6x/yr); rare long distance travel (~1/yr).
• Physical: Climbing in an out of equipment cells; lifting devices, typically <25lbs
• Overtime: Expectation is after making changes to the line, associate will stay for 2nd shift start to confirm.
• Overtime: Typical week, 5-10 hrs of OT; weekend and shutdown work is likely.

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
• Overtime Pay
• Industry leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
• 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.