Production Engineer – Equipment Projects & Kaizen Lead

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.; Alabama; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Health Savings Account

Job summary

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. is seeking an early-career engineering professional to support and lead equipment-related projects across MOB operations in North America. You will work closely with suppliers, staff, and contractors to ensure on-time progress and successful completion of projects.

The role requires collaboration in production preparation, design reviews, and hands-on troubleshooting with a focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Travel up to 40% is expected.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent.
• Must be able to drive in the US.
• Preferred: PLC, HMI, Robot, and FA components programming/troubleshooting.
• Project Management skills required: bilingual in Japanese and English.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead engineering aspects of equipment projects, ensuring on-schedule progress.
• Provide technical support for production equipment issues with assistance from other engineers.
• Coordinate documentation and data collection for Production prep and design review activities.
• Consider new technology implementations for MOB operation and safety/quality improvements.
• Assist with team operations, plant maintenance activities, and related MOB business tasks.

Skills

Project management

Bilingual Japanese/English

PLC/HMI/Robot programming

FA components troubleshooting

CAD

Education

Engineering degree (Associate or Bachelor)

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. is seeking an early-career engineering professional to support and lead equipment-related projects across MOB operations in North America. You will work closely with suppliers, staff, and contractors to ensure on-time progress and successful completion of projects.

The role requires collaboration in production preparation, design reviews, and hands-on troubleshooting with a focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Travel up to 40% is expected.