Lead Prototype Vehicle Fabricator and Technician

Location: Haw River or Swepsonville, NC

Workstyle: On-Site

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:

As a team member whose job contributes to the Solution system division working on Electric and Autonomous off-road and marine products. This person will lead and support the technical fabrication, assembly, and maintenance of our high-level off-road fleet of vehicles to enhance productivity, safety, and business use case potential.

Responsibilities include:

• Technical Operations Fabrication Lead

• Functional leader of the machining and fabrication space including maintenance, safety, training, while maintaining current and future technical capability to support the business and delivery schedules

• Meet with suppliers that require machine and fab expertise to bring their part quality up to our spec, standards, and requirements

• Fabrication and Design

• Machine parts and fabricate weldments to drawing spec and tolerances to meet project milestones

• Create test and weld fixtures as needed for project testing

• Report part schedules to keep build events and report to project leaders

• Lead Prototype Vehicle Fleet Management

• Maintain prototype and proof of concept vehicles so they are mechanically sound,

safe, and fit to perform as intended

• Work with the System Engineering team to overcome mechanical issues and report

root cause/ counter measures

• Support vehicle demonstrations in the field resolving technical and mechanical issues as required for a successful showing

Who we are seeking:

Required Work Experience:

• 10+ years of metal fabrication and vehicle maintenance

Required Education:

• 2 year technical trade school in metal fabrication or 10+ years experience in related field

Desired skills:

• Strong leadership capability, ability to delegate tasks
• Must be able to operate with high level of confidentiality
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems and maintenance
• Expert in understanding engineering drawings, title block, and HES
• Competent analytical, problem solving, judgement, decision-making, and prioritization skills
• Expert Stratasys FDM machine maintenance and calibration
• Competent in prototype assembly and using hand tools
• Expert metal and materials knowledge
• Expert in 5S principals

Additional Position Factors:

• Workstyle: On-Site
• Travel: 5%

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 is not provided

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.

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