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Casting Team Manufacturing of Bronze Castings

M.T., Joined the company in 2007 / Age 39 / Kokushikan University, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Department of Economics

About the Company and Work

Work Style #: A job that involves interacting with many people Remaining Work for the # Type #: Jobs That Leverage Teamwork
Current Job
  • Department Name / Casting Team
  • Work Location: Niigata Prefecture
  • Job Description: Manufacturing of copper castings (electrode holders for electric furnaces, casings for marine pumps)
My Experience to Date
April 2007–
New Graduate Hire, Headquarters, Operations Department
[Job Description]
Cost Accounting and Budget Management (a role similar to sales support). Primarily responsible for cost estimation related to maintenance work.
April 2008–
Transfer to the Tokyo Sales Department
[Job Description]
Primarily responsible for serving as the point of contact for sales related to maintenance work for existing customers. (Responsible for after-sales maintenance of ferroalloy electric furnace equipment and ash melting equipment for local governments.)
October 2016–
Transfer to the Ono Plant Sales Team
[Job Description]
I am primarily responsible for sales related to maintenance work for existing customers and for sales related to manufacturing based on customers' design drawings.
October 2020–
Transfer to Teramachi Plant, Casting Team
[Job Description]
Overall operational management of the casting team (serving as the point of contact for sales, cost estimation, budget management, procurement, and production and quality control)
April 2021–
Promotion: Teramachi Plant, Casting Team—Promoted to Section Chief
[Job Description]
Overall operational management of the casting team (serving as the point of contact for sales, cost estimation, budget management, procurement, and production and quality control)

What Makes My Current Job Rewarding

Until now, I’ve worked in customer service, but I’m currently part of the casting team, where I’m involved in production management—including sales. While this work leaves a tangible legacy and I’m not actually involved in hands-on manufacturing myself, I feel a great sense of accomplishment when, through production management, I work with my teammates to repeatedly address failures and issues on the production floor, make improvements and adjustments, and ultimately deliver the finished product.
Furthermore, even today, the casting process still involves hand-molding and grinding each piece individually. This is because the shapes are streamlined and complex, making it impossible to mold and finish them without manual labor. There are many items in the world that can only be manufactured through casting, and I believe this is a valuable technique that will remain unchanged for years to come.

A Message to Students

I feel that a sense of fulfillment in one’s work is something you discover as you go along.
Although we live in an increasingly digital world, manufacturing has a depth to it, and because the results are tangible, I think you can experience a sense of fun and accomplishment—even though it’s an “analog” process. Good luck with your job search.

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Joined in 2017 / H.K.
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Joined in 2018 / M.M.
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Hokuriku Gakuin University, Faculty of Sociology

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