Manufacturing Engineer - Japanese Speaking

Company information

A leading supplier of plastics and metal fastening products and technology

Products include: Plastic and metal fasteners for the automotive market. This includes trim fasteners; fuel supply, springs, fuel cut valves, fuel pump brackets, and interior auto trim parts

Processes include: Plastic injection molding, metal stamping, wire bending, and assembly

Equipment includes: 100+ Injection molding machines, progressive stamping machines, and heat treat

Materials include: PP, Acetal, Nylon, PC-ABS, and TPE

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (BSME)
• Manufacturing background (preferably automotive)
• Speak Japanese

Preferred skills

• 2-5 years of experience with Injection molding and or Metal Stamping (preferably automotive)
• Project Management skills to manage projects from quotation to implementation
• Processing knowledge to manage Tooling trials
• Familiar with APQP process
• Any CAD/CATIA experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage tooling projects from design through mass production
• Designing and building fixtures (10% CAD time)
• Involved with the tool design review
• Oversee the tool build from preproduction into mass production
• Troubleshoot production issues as they relate to the tooling
• Work with tool shop or outsourcing once the tool is designed
• Manage all preproduction events

Reports to

Manager of Manufacturing Engineering

FLSA: Non-Exempt