Job Overview
- Employer Type Recruiter / Dispatch / Temp Agency
- Industry Automotive, Electronics / Electrical Equipment, Engineering, Manufacturing
- Salary ¥3,800,000 - ¥5,200,000 / Year (Bonus: Once per year, Salary increase: Once per year)
- English Level Business Level
- Japanese Level Business Level
- Restricted to Domestic Applicants? Domestic applicants only
- Visa Sponsorship Yes
Job Requirements
Requirements
Education
- University degree in engineering/IT/science/other related fields
Experience
- No experience required
Preferred:
- Semiconductor/display industry experience
- Maintenance / service engineer background
- STEM graduates:
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Electronics
- Chemistry
- Physics
Target Candidates
People interested in:
- Manufacturing
- Work-life balance
- Weekends off
- Stable engineering career
Past hires include:
- Mechanics / maintenance engineers
- Service engineers
- Even sales & non-technical backgrounds
Job Description
Employment Type
- Full-time employee
- Work visa: Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services (技人国)
Job Description
As a maintenance engineer, you will handle maintenance of semiconductor manufacturing equipment produced by the company.
Details:
- Work inside client semiconductor factories
- Perform:
- Equipment maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Regular inspections
Work Style:
- Tasks range from:
- Simple solo work (e.g., parts replacement)
- Team-based work (around 3 engineers)
💡 You’ll play a key role in keeping equipment running smoothly and be relied upon by clients.
Typical Day
- 09:00 Morning meeting
- 10:00 Start work
- Maintenance tasks (team-based)
- Parts replacement & troubleshooting
- 12:30 Lunch
- 13:30 Work + reporting
- 17:00 Client reporting
- 17:30 Finish
Training (Beginner-Friendly)
- Orientation (3 days)
- Technical basics training (1 month)
- Product-specific training (3 weeks)
- After that: OJT with senior engineers
- 80% of employees are mid-career hires
Salary
- Annual: ¥3.8M – ¥5.2M
- Monthly: ¥312,500 – ¥465,000
Working Hours
- 9:00 – 17:30 (7.5 hrs/day)
- Shift work possible depending on assignment
- Avg overtime: 20 hrs/month
Holidays & Leave
- 123 days/year
- Paid leave: 13–20 days
Includes:
- Weekends & holidays (generally)
- Golden Week
- Summer holiday
- New Year holiday
- Refresh leave
- Sick leave (10 days/year, carryover allowed)
- Child care leave
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Nursing care leave
Visa
- Application cost: Self-paid
- Support provided for paperwork
Housing
- Company housing available
👉 Only if relocation is company-requested
Transfer
- Basically none
- No forced transfer without your consent
Benefits
- Social insurance
- Incentive system
- Self-development support (e.g., English school, tech seminars)
- Employee stock ownership
- Stock award system
- 401k pension
- Retirement allowance
- Life insurance
- Savings plan
- Counseling (EAP)
- Certification support
- Club activities
- Resort memberships
Job locations:
- 京都 (Kyoto) → Kyoto
- 北上 (Kitakami) → Kitakami (Iwate Prefecture)
- 北陸 (Hokuriku) → Hokuriku region (covers Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui)
- 千歳 (Chitose) → Chitose (Hokkaido)
- 四日市 (Yokkaichi) → Yokkaichi (Mie Prefecture)
- 広島 (Hiroshima) → Hiroshima
- 庄内 (Shonai) → Shonai (Yamagata Prefecture area)
- 熊本 (Kumamoto) → Kumamoto
- 西東京 (Nishitokyo) → West Tokyo (Tokyo area)
- 長崎 (Nagasaki) → Nagasaki
