Plant Trainer

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!

This role requires that the candidate be able to drive and requires possession of a valid driver's license.

About this Position: 

The Plant Trainer will lead and execute the operations and on-going implementation of onboarding best practices while supporting learning and engagement initiatives across TMP (Transmission Plant) to achieve or exceed targets that promote associate’s success and retention.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the direct new hire onboarding of all associates within the manufacturing division by creating and executing the plant overview training plans (focus on Manufacturing Production Readiness). Create and consider continuous improvement of training material. Coordinate benchmarking activities with other departments and plants.
• Acquire all skills needed to appropriately instruct department specific training classes. Lead the instruction to all associates on key items that will help them be successful within their role. Analyze key training activities and training data. Communicate in monthly reports.
• Collect and analyze data that supports continuous improvement activities that will assist in the development of associates. Support Dept / Plant business plan activities.
• Analyze all training in Honda provided systems and department created systems. Analyze associate requirements have been met. Communicate to team members scheduled training and future training opportunities.
• Develop metrics and benchmarks to consistently assess and measure the effectiveness of learning and development programs to ensure they are relevant to the needs of the organization.
• Support Engagement/Training Leader - Activity for Total Plant (i.e.: Open House, Rec Committee, Honda Go, Manufacturing Day, External outreach (local tech schools, high schools, Interdepartmental transfer facilitation, Internal training, including refresher training, etc.)
• Support Indirect New Hire Onboarding (INHO) process. (Maintain New Hire arrival schedule, plan & communicate onboarding information to hiring manager & RO associate development team, confirm computer, uniforms, locker assignment, conduct tours and new hire follow-up checkpoints).
• Support Plant as Department Involvement Lead (DIL) or requested areas/zones.

Who we are seeking:

Required Work Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of HR and/or learning and development experience

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Leadership or other related degree or equivalent years’ experience in a training related field.

Desired skills:

• Knowledge of Honda Learning Systems (i.e., HLC)

Additional Position Factors:

• Travel <10% required, as needed.

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.