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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Assembly Machine Engineer - Assembly

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeKanoya, Kagoshima, JapanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Business-level Japanese ability.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.
  • A willingness to take on challenges.

Responsibilities

  • Repair and maintain assembly machines.
  • Design and implement equipment improvements.
  • Carry out process improvement work.
  • Set up and conduct trial production with new assembly machines.
  • Participate in meetings related to improvements.
  • Conduct external benchmarking as needed.
  • Work as an operator on the production floor for approximately six months to one year to learn the work, equipment, and products; this period uses a 12-hour, two-shift schedule.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience operating manufacturing equipment.
  • Experience participating in improvement projects.
  • Experience working with programmable logic controller (PLC) systems.
  • Conversational spoken English; English ability is useful for communicating with overseas factories and may be needed for overseas business trips. Willingness to learn English reading and writing after joining is welcome.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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