What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager -Japanese Bilingual position at Pasona N A, Inc.?
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:
Overnight & Extended trips likely to be 3-5 days per trip / 1-3 trips per month
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
5 years of professional manufacturing/engineering experience:
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.
③ Basic Skills
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
- 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.
- Novi, MI (main office); This is an in-office role
- Occasional and potentially extended business travels expected in the US
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
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
5 years of professional manufacturing/engineering experience:
- Must Have:
- 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)
- 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)
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:
- 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
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
- 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
- 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.
Salary : $10,000 - $120,000