Safety Sr. Specialist - American Honda Motor Co Inc

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 Safety Compliance Engineer applies their scientific and practical knowledge of the Safety compliance field in order to innovate, design, and improve systems, processes, equipment, and tools - in their assigned areas to improve the Safety characteristics in alignment with daily operations, new model, business plan, and/or innovation to achieve or exceed targets and promote safety excellence.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide Safety Compliance support to HDMA companies. Support Plants/Divisions with implementation of Safety program requirements & Honda Standards including but not limited to Control of Hazardous Energy, Material handling Safety, Electrical Safety, Process Safety Management, Fall Prevention and Confined Space Management.
• Proactively cycle P-D-C-A safety compliance programs to reduce injuries and hazards and ensure continuous improvement of safety characteristics of assigned areas
• Leverage Safety expertise to support Plants, Department Leaders, Project Leaders, production safety advocates and/or safety committees to achieve self-sustaining safety culture and high level of safety performance. 
• Accurately interpret and apply the Honda Safety Management manual including NA and HDMA policies and procedures. Participate in PDCA of policies and procedures based on technical expertise
• Perform and document complex safety compliance activity to include: Critical communication cross verifications and implementation of strategic safety projects and initiatives.
• Detailed presentation and reporting of safety activities and results including complex data analysis and trending
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) Lead and support workgroups for HDMA Region and represent Honda with outside organizations and committees.
• Develop personal expertise and professional skills

Qualifications, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Occupational Safety and Health, or other ABET-certified safety and health program or equivalent related experience
• 2-8 years of safety experience or equivalent Honda manufacturing experience based on education
• Achievement of professional certification such as Advanced Safety Certificate, Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician, Certified Safety Professional, Safety Management Specialist. 
• Interpersonal relationship skills
• Detailed understanding of major health and safety regulations (OSHA, NFPA, ANSI)
• Detailed understanding of injury/illness prevention strategies
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Open to mentorship guidance for personal skill growth
• Experience using Microsoft Office products
• Strong planning and prioritization skills
• Advanced data analysis and problem-solving skills
• Complex understanding of business plan, budgeting and cost reporting.
• Expertise with root cause analysis and implementation of countermeasures

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.