Supervisor, Manufacturing Assembly

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!

Job Purpose

The Supervisor of Sub-Assembly (Insourcing) is responsible for establishing and leading sub-assembly operations supporting both new aerospace program launches and sustaining production. This role ensures full compliance with aerospace quality standards, strict configuration control, and efficient execution of production activities while meeting safety, delivery, and cost objectives.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Associate's degree in manufacturing or aerospace related preferred or 8 years HACI technical experience
• Minimum Experience: 8 yrs
• Monitoring the manufacturing of detail parts, assemblies, and installations not limited to: Pylons, flight controls, and landing gear.
• Experience in definition of assembly process for complex aerostructures both Composite and Metallic.
• Experience in aerospace structure fabrication and assembly. Have a knowledge of chemical and physical processing of metallic and composite parts including heat treating, priming, painting, anodizing, NDT, etc.

Key Accountabilities

Operational Setup & Industrialization

• Lead the setup and industrialization of sub-assembly operations for new aerospace programs and insourced work
• Procure and commission all required support equipment, ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and specifications
• Design and implement controlled systems for hand tool storage, calibration, maintenance, and traceability
• Team with Industrial Engineering to optimize work-cell and production floor layouts to support lean flow, safety, and ergonomic standards

Production Leadership

• Supervise and develop assigned workforce, ensuring proper certification, training, and qualification of operators
• Enforce compliance with company policies (HACI), and all regulatory and safety requirements
• Ensure adherence to work instructions, engineering specifications, and configuration control processes
• Drive accountability for safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance
• Maintain acceptable levels of morale within the direct labor team

Schedule & Labor Management

• Execute production plans to meet master schedules and customer delivery commitments
• Monitor schedule adherence and implement recovery plans when required
• Manage overtime requirements in alignment with operational priorities and labor guidelines

Material & Supply Chain Coordination

• Coordinate closely with supply chain, planning, and procurement teams to ensure material availability
• Identify, communicate, and escalate parts shortages or risks impacting production
• Support containment and mitigation plan to minimize disruption to production schedules

Performance Management & Continuous Improvement

• Develop and maintain KPIs for safety, quality (e.g., defect rates, rework), delivery, and productivity
• Analyze trends and lead root cause and corrective action efforts (RCCA)
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles
• Support cost reduction and efficiency improvement initiatives

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to type design, quality management systems and FAA requirements
• Maintain full traceability of tools, materials, and assemblies
• Support internal and external audits, including customer and regulatory audits
• Promote a culture of zero-defect manufacturing and proactive quality ownership

Reporting & Communication

• Provide daily status reports on production output, schedule adherence, risks, and recovery actions
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management
• Support program reviews and leadership updates as required

Working Conditions

1. Incumbents may be routinely exposed to equipment operational noise heat-cold-dust, and/or aircraft equipment, parts, or fuel odors.

2. Incumbents may be required to stand, sit, squat, walk, bend, climb ladders, move, reach, or stretch for prolonged time periods with no restrictions, as required by job duties.

3. Work in a safe and professional manner while adhering to all regulatory requirements (FAA, OSHA, DOT, EPA, State, and Federal regulations, etc.).

4. Read, hear, speak, and see with no restrictions, as required by job duties.

5. Comprehend and adhere to management directions and/or safety instructions with no restrictions.

6. Effectively communicate in Business English language.

7. Pull, push, carry, lift, or move items up to 10 lbs. throughout the work shift without assistance, as required by job duties.

8. Pull, push, carry, lift or move materials/people/items/equipment weighing up to 50lbs or more during the work shift, with the use of Company provided "reach assistance technology" or "movement assist technology" (fork-lifts, pallet jacks, pulleys, dolly's, robotics reach equipment, people movers etc.), as required by job duties.

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.