Production Engineer

kaishaservice; Madison (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

PTO

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

FSA/HSA

14 holidays

401(k) with company contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kaisha Service is seeking a manufacturing engineer to support day-to-day MOB operations across North America, focusing on tire and wheel assembly equipment. You will help manage projects, coordinate between suppliers and on-site staff, and ensure on-schedule progress from planning to completion.

The role requires strong engineering skills, CAD (AutoCAD) capability, and bilingual Japanese/English communication. Travel is expected 30–40% as needed in the North American region.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent required; 1–3 years in manufacturing engineering preferred.
• Experience with project management and cross-functional communication is valued.
• Hands-on mechanical/electrical aptitude and CAD proficiency (AutoCAD) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead engineering aspects of equipment projects, ensuring on-schedule completion and clear communication with suppliers and staff.
• Provide technical support for production equipment issues and collaborate with other engineers.
• Assist with design reviews and documentation collection for production readiness and quality checks.

Skills

Bilingual (JP/EN)

Project Management

CAD (AutoCAD)

Mechanical & Electrical Hands-on

Industrial manufacturing knowledge

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

PLC/HMI/Robot FA programming

Job description

We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team!

What's In It For You?

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 14 Paid Company Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Contribution
• Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Summary

Supports engineering aspects of day-to-day MOB operations, mainly tire and wheel assembly operations. The role ensures continuous and safe operation of the production equipment across all plants in North America.

Supports managing engineering aspects of equipment related projects and ensures smooth communications between equipment suppliers and local staff/contractors and assures on schedule progress and completion of the entirety of the project from the planning and preparations to confirmation of completed equipment.

What You'll Do

• Support and learn to lead engineering aspects of equipment related projects such as renewal, modification, and new installation by ensuring smooth communication between equipment suppliers and local staff and contractors and assure on-schedule completion with daily progress management.
• Support MOB operations by providing technical support and troubleshooting in the event of production equipment issues, often with help from other engineers.
• Provide expertise for Production preparation/Design Review activities by ensuring the collection of all necessary documents and data by following up with the responsible parties as well as performing type setting adjustment and quality confirmation activities.
• Implementation of Kaizen to operation and equipment. Participate in discussion to learn the details of operation, safety, and quality.
• Assist with Investigation and consideration of new technology implementation to MOB operation.
• Tasks related to the team's operations, plants' maintenance activities, and any MOB business related activities.

What You Need

• 1-3 years of internship/co-op or professional experience in manufacturing engineering or industrial/manufacturing project management is preferred but not required.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent is required.
• Must be able to drive in the US.

Preferred

• PLC, HMI, Robot, and FA components programming/troubleshooting
• CAD (AutoCAD)
• Mechanical and/or Electrical Hands-on experiences
• Project Management

Required

• Bilingual in Japanese and English.

Travel

30% - 40% required

Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer! It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.