Equipment Service Associate - Alabama Auto Plant

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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!

 

 

This represents potential Equipment Service Associate openings in various manufacturing departments at our  Alabama Auto Plant. 

 

Hourly rate starting between $36.04 - $41.19

 

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus

 

Shift: Second shift - This role has both 8 hour and 12 hour shift availability.

 

*Relocation assistance for candidates relocating more than 50 mile

 

About this Position:

In this role, you will be responsible for providing equipment availability through technical expertise, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, repair and preventive maintenance to achieve manufacturing production targets

 

At Honda, our associates take pride in their responsibilities. A typical day for an  Equipment Service Associate will include:

 

• Confirm equipment operates to and maintains compliance to safety, quality, and environmental standards
• Support production team to achieve daily targets
• Successfully complete required preventive and planned maintenance per plan, utilizing Computerized Maintenance Management System to meet equipment quality and availability
• Support projects to ensure the success of new model and business plan strategies to improve department characteristics
• Understand equipment functionality and operational characteristics to perform an efficient and effective recovery
• Utilize all available troubleshooting tools and resources to facilitate efficient equipment repair and/or recovery
• Develop capability of self and team by mentoring, training, and sharing of experience to ensure technical skill set growth
• Utilize basic root cause analysis logic to improve equipment availability and apply countermeasures to meet safety, quality, cost, delivery, morale, and environmental targets
• Maintain daily communication and reporting to ensure accurate transfer of information utilizing and accurately documenting activity in Computerized Maintenance Management System (Maximo) to capture labor time, resources applied (parts), conditions identified, and details of tasks performed
• Understand equipment safety specifications and maintain its integrity to ensure associate safety
• Complete scheduled work and training as assigned by Equipment Service Technician Coordinator and Maintenance Equipment Service Department Planners to meet production and Maintenance Equipment Service Department goals

We are looking for qualified people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, open minds, and a disciplined work ethic. To bring the future to Honda as an  Equipment Service Associate , you must have:

 

Qualifications:

• Technical Associate degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Technical experience with asset management or industrial maintenance

 

Knowledge and Skills

• Electrical troubleshooting and repair skills
• Be able to read electrical and mechanical prints
• Mechanical repair skills
• Use of electrical test meters
• Preventive maintenance completion
• Equipment downtime in assigned areas

 

Additional Position Information:

• Production floor
• Must be able to work nights and weekends as required
• Must be willing to travel as needed
• Must be willing to work overtime if needed

 

 

To be eligible for a signing bonus, the applicant must not have been previously employed by Honda as a fulltime associate. 

 

 

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

 

 

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.