Project Manager -Japanese Bilingual

Japanese auto Engineering Solutions Provider (ESP) for the Mobility Industry in Novi, MI, is looking to add a smart and eager-to-contribute individual for a Japanese Bilingual Project Manager – Factory Solutions role to help accelerate the already growing business operations, specifically in the Production Engineering domain.

Main Purpose Of Job – Roles And Responsibilities

As the Project Manager, the candidate will thrive to:

• Proactively manage and lead the successful commercial and technical activities to make a
  
  

Factory Solutions project successful, ensuring adherence to budget, timing, and quality.

• Lead and perform the delivery of tasks during the execution of the customer projects.
• Communicate with customers and vendors, managing expectations and deliverables.
• Learn new engineering concepts, equipment, software tools for successful delivery.
• Create written reports/analysis (Excel/Word/Powerpoint) for project status and proposals.
• Propose proactively in engineering projects towards expansion of the business.
  
  

Main place of work

• Novi, MI (main office); This is an in-office role
• Occasional and potentially extended business travels expected in the US
  
  

 Primarily local day-trips during discover phases

 Overnight & Extended trips likely to be 3-5 days per trip / 1-3 trips per month

• At external project sites in the US, during project period – this is project dependent
  
  

 Primarily customer sites in OH, IN (driving distance from the main office)

 Potential customer sites in TN, MO, GA (flights to be taken)

 It is possible that some longer-term projects may require temporary relocation to customer sites in other states (e.g. California)

Working conditions

• Approximately 40 hours per week
• Office setting, must be able to sit and work on a computer for extended periods of time, ability to walk and stand, travel as needed.
• Manufacturing plant, Proper PPE to be provided and safety training to be administered
  
  

Qualifications/Experience/Skills/Personal Qualities

5 years of professional manufacturing/engineering experience:

• Must Have:
  
  

① Production Troubleshooting/Root Cause Analysis experience – leading projects to improve OEE, reduce waste, etc.

• Condition Survey and Determination (Production and Maintenance Data Analysis)
• 4M breakdown analysis (identifying issues within Man/Machine/Material/Method)
• 3 Reality Principle Analysis - On-site investigation (Actual Place / Actual Thing / Actual Situation)
  
  

② Equipment Condition Diagnosis (Establishing Data-Driven Diagnosis Logic)

• Analysis of sensor data and establishment of automatic equipment condition diagnosis logic
• Establishment of automatic equipment condition diagnosis logic using quality data and eq. data
• Identification of abnormal areas based on quality data
• Diagnosis utilizing skills (auditory/observation (5 senses), tactile)
  
  

③ Business Process Design for Equipment Maintenance (autonomous maintenance (AM) and preventive maintenance (PM))

④ The ability to manage suppliers and timelines.

⑤ The ability to work directly with customers as the primary contact point.

⑥ The ability to think strategically and create proposals/solutions to address customer pain points.

• Nice to Have:
  
  

① Factory operation improvement design for stable production

• Identify improvement points and process bottlenecks such as excessive manual work, inventory, etc)
• Clarify KPIs from factory goals and plan how close to achieve each target
  
  

② OEM and Tier1 experience (ideal candidates have experience at J-customers)

③ Basic Skills

• Various tool usage skills (power tools, hand tools, etc.)
• Various equipment operation skills (drill, lathe, contouring machine, cutting machine, bender, press, welding (TIG/MIG), grinder, etc.)
• Various inspection tool usage skills (pick, dial gauge, caliper, micrometer, etc.)
• Tugger and lift operation skills
• Must be Bi-Lingual in English and Japanese (Native or Fluent (N1))
• Self-motivated, proactive, urgent, enthusiastic, ambitious, & passionately curious
  
  

– does not require micro-level instructions and oversight to take action.

• Advanced skills in MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Word
• Open to working in multi-national team
• Creative mind-set to combine manufacturing and business (entrepreneurial)
• EDUCATION
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Manufacturing desired, but not required
• Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Computer Science, Systems, etc.
• The right experience can replace the degree.
• TIMING
  
  

Desired start in June 2026

• Compensation
• Annual Base Salary = $120,000
• Annual Target Bonus = 10%
• Paid Time Off = 10 day’s vacation (planned) 8 days occasional time (unplanned) 14 holidays (anticipated)
• Choice of 3 different Medical plans, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance, Disability, other
• 401k match = up to 5%
• Use of company vehicle for customer visits and project support
• IT equipment including laptop and cell phone
• All travel reward program points (airline, hotel, rental car) are kept by the employee
• Customized Career Development Roadmap for personal and professional development, with expectation of candidate growth within the company to higher roles and more responsibility. This may include tuition reimbursement up to $10,000/year for company approved education.
  
  

To apply, please email your resume to xjiang@pasona.com