Accommodation Specialist

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and its 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 Hondas, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

The Placement Leader is a subject matter expert that coordinates placement decisions to manage an associates approved accommodations.

The position requires investigation of reasonable accommodation or job requirement modification, documentation, and auditing. This position ensures and facilitates effective communication between medical, manufacturing leadership and injured associates to ensure that an associates current accommodation is within his/her restriction limitations while maintaining compliance with all federal, state and local laws.

Key Accountabilities

Manages daily operations of the placement team and mentors contract teams.

Provides timely guidance and feedback to help the team strengthen their knowledge and skills.

Documents case management and placement decisions within Restriction Management Computer System / MDRS.

Daily responsible for maintaining confidential medical information.
Leads and is responsible for associate placement internally and externally and reasonable accommodation within ADA guidelines.

Accountability for key compliance areas related to medical placement, and actively works with internal and external providers.

Interacts directly with associates, early intervention teams, safety, medical and manufacturing leaders to accomplish goals across functions
Supports site medical leader and occasionally fills in duties as needed for medical leader.

Develops and implements placement procedures, training, and auditing methods.

Tracks data to analyse trends and makes recommendations for continuous improvement.

Sets challenging targets and develops a plan to check the results and identify countermeasures for gaps.
Works with cross function team to ensure improvements and compliance in the areas of restriction manage, including HR, business teams, and legal.
Understands expectations in the areas of ethics, compliance, and company policy and acts accordingly.

Maintains integrity and confidentiality of associate medical records

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Associate degree, bachelor degree or relevant Honda experience
Computer knowledge and efficiency in Microsoft Office programs, as well as windows-based systems
Consistently identify opportunities for continuous improvement
Develop and execute activities/tasks to achieve strategic objectives
Collect data and apply business knowledge to solve a range of problems
Effectively lead project themes
Effectively sell ideas, securing buy-in from individuals or team
Demonstrate technical proficiency, with expertise on some topics, within technical area Build technical, Honda Way, and Department knowledge

Decisions Expected

Standard level of associate treatment and care
Ethical and legal accommodations
Confidential record management
Associate assignments that maintain business demands and prevent additional injury
Analysis to rotate PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Action)

Working Conditions

Open office environment with ability to remote work
Medical clinics and treatment locations
Gemba and work location point of service locations
Overtime and weekend work expected (comp time rules apply)

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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