Maintenance and Technical Support Engineer (Entry-Level) | Semiconductor Industry

Foredge Corporation

Job Overview

  • Employer Type Recruiter / Dispatch / Temp Agency
  • Industry Automotive, Electronics / Electrical Equipment, Engineering, Manufacturing
  • Salary ¥3,500,000 - ¥4,700,000 / 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in the semiconductor or display industry
  • Experience in machinery maintenance, repair, or after-sales service
  • Degree in a technical/scientific field:
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Industrial Engineering
    • Electrical/Electronics Engineering
    • Chemistry
    • Physics, etc.

Job Description

 Employment Type

  • Full-time employee
  • Work visa: Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services (技人国)

Job Description
Job Description

You will work inside client semiconductor manufacturing facilities and perform:

  • Inspection of Applied Materials equipment
  • Preventive maintenance
  • Equipment servicing
  • Component cleaning
  • Replacement of consumable parts

Training

  • 3-day orientation
  • 1-month technical training program
  • OJT (On-the-Job Training) with senior engineers afterward

The company emphasizes that even candidates without technical backgrounds can learn the job successfully.

Career Growth

Possible advancement to:

  • Team Leader
  • Advanced troubleshooting roles
  • Customer Engineer (through internal job posting system)

Salary

  • Annual: ¥3.5M – ¥4.7M
  • Monthly: ¥290,000 – ¥390,000

Working Hours

  • Shift WorkDepending on assignment:
    • 3 days on / 3 days off
    • 4 days on / 2 days off
    • Day and night shifts available
    • Daily working hours: approximately 7.5 to 11 hours

    Standard Working Hours

    • Between 9:00 and 21:00
    • Standard working time: 7.5 hours/day
    • Average monthly working hours: 151 hours

    Overtime

    • About 10 hours per month on average

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

Relocation Support

For candidates moving from another area:

 

  • Company pays transportation and lodging costs for relocation visits
  • Moving transportation reimbursed
  • Housing setup allowance:
    • Single: ¥200,000
    • Family: ¥350,000
  • Paid as a lump-sum allowance (taxable income)

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

Selection Process

  1. Document Screening
  2. First Interview
  3. Aptitude Test + Second Interview
  4. Offer


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Company Information

Company Profile

Our company addresses all your human resource service needs by leveraging innovative strategies, technology, and marketing techniques. Based on our expertise in supporting the recruitment efforts of over 100 companies, we offer strategic outsourcing and... read more about Foredge Corporation
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Contact Us

Tokyo Office
C/O Global Village Media
1-7-20-B2 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
[email protected]