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Primary Function
Manage suppliers that supply production components to KMA.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Manage and negotiate cost
Ensure quality issues are addressed and resolved in a timely manner
Maintain delivery timeliness of suppliers
Monitor suppliers’ business environment
Improve suppliers’ capabilities and capacities
Protect Kubota's business interests with suppliers

Knowledge, Skills Abilities
Must be fluent in Japanese and English
KMA product and market
Industry of suppliers managed
Fundamental accounting terms and procedures
Fundamental business transactions and terms
KMA operating system (BPCS)
Basic computer knowledge; word processing, spread sheet functions

Skill Levels and Work Experience
Purchasing or buying experience
Technical experience with associated commodities
Physical Requirements
Travel - North America

We seek to hire professionals who add value each day; guide their decisions legally, ethically, and in line with company policy. In return, Kubota is committed to enhancing our employees quality of life by delivering a great work environment, competitive pay, professional development, and an industry leading benefits package including: medical and dental insurance, employer-matched 401(k), disability income protection, life insurance.

If you're interested in the opportunity to join a growing and prosperous company, please email your resume to: resume@kubota-kma.com

Job ID: 2012-1957

Job Title: Production Supervisor
Job Location: US-GA-Lawrenceville

Job Days Worked: Monday - Friday

Job: Hours From: 11:00 PM Hours To: 7:30 AM

Overview:

Ricoh Electronics, Inc. (REI) is a leading manufacturer of advanced office automation equipment including digital copiers, thermal media, and toner, as well as a leader in environmental conservation. REI is part of a global family, with an enviable track record of superior products and business practices.

Job Summary:

REI is seeking a 3rd shift Production Supervisor at our facility in Lawrenceville. The Production Supervisor will support our Toner operations by supervising the daily activities of Toner Filling production operators and maintaining daily production records and progress reports. In this fast-paced environment, the Production Supervisor will be challenged with organizing and assigning work to ensure it is completed safely in accordance with internally established procedures and quality standards using good management practices in order to meet or exceed customer expectations.

Responsibilities:

Plan daily operations and make routine adjustments to work assignments, production processes and equipment to meet production schedules and targets, ensuring quality and safety standards are met.
Participate in the investigation of production problems and/or product quality issues, collaborating with Maintenance, Engineering and QC. Initiate corrective action, requests repairs or implements countermeasures and tracks results.
Participate in the testing and implementation of new products into production, including monitoring process and gathering data on results.
Supervise the work performance of hourly employees which includes giving daily work direction, training and coaching for development, conducting performance appraisals, monitoring attendance and administering disciplinary action as needed.

Qualitek--Tucker (Greater Atlanta Area)

An outstanding opportunity for a coop or intern student. You will learn and develop programming skills on a commercial product.

We are an innovative process control systems company, located in Tucker, GA. You will be a good fit for us if you are hands-on, motivated, innovative, and can work on your own. You should have good communication skills.

Hours of work: 20 hours per week
Flexible times and work location at the discretion of the supervisor
Report to Senior Software Engineer

Your Responsibilities:
Development of User interfaces (Windows and Mobile Apps)
Web-based applications

Desired skills:
.NET (C#)
HTML
Java Script
Web Services

Salary: TBD

Job ID: 2011-1689
Job Title: Maintenance Engineer
Job Location: US-GA-Lawrenceville
Job Days Worked: Monday - Friday
Job: Hours From: 8:30 AM Hours To: 5:00 PM

Overview:
Ricoh Electronics, Inc. (REI)is a leading manufacturer of advanced office automation equipment including digital copiers, thermal media, and toner, as well as a leader in environmental conservation. REI is part of a global family, with an enviable track record of superior products and business practices.

Job Summary:
Come join our team! We are seeking a Maintenance Engineer to support our toner production opera tions by maintaining production equipment in optimal condition. Using effective leadership skills, the Maintenance Engineer will manage the equipment maintenance operations by developing and implementing plans to maintain and test equipment and ensure that all preventive maintenance is performed on schedule and according to established requirements, along with maintaining spare parts inventory.

Responsibilities:
Recommend, implement and enforce methods and procedures to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective maintenance section.

Manage problem investigation related to maintenance and repair activities. Collaborate with other functional areas to identify root cause and recommend corrective actions/countermeasures, prepare action plan, manage solution implementation and summarize and report results.

Review and analyze consolidated repair and preventive maintenance data to identify trends, problems, and opportunities and develop preventative maintenance system to improve performance results.

Manage the review and prioritization of work orders and the assignment of technicians. Review and approve preventive maintenance schedules and manage execution to plan to meet sections' goals and targets while maintaining standards.

Develop and manage the budget for maintenance operations.

The Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta is seeking a Special Assistant to the Consul General.

The incumbent will be expected to perform the following duties:

Coordinate communication between the Consulate General and U.S. federal, state, county and city leaders.
Research, analyze, and report on political trends, developments, and elections in the five state consular district of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Research, draft, and edit public remarks to be delivered by the Consul General.
Assist in the planning and execution of special events.
Serve as moderator of public events.

The incumbent should have a bachelor’s degree, strong writing skills, and knowledge of the political situation in the Southeast United States. While Japanese language skills are not mandatory, a background in Japanese culture and language would be beneficial.

Interested applicants should send their cover letter, resume, and two writing samples to seimu@aa.mofa.go.jp by March 31, 2012. No phone calls please.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
AirWatch is uniquely positioned in the red-hot space of enterprise mobility. At AirWatch, problem solving, innovative thinking and creativity drive our product lines. Our success comes from our team – smart, passionate people who thrive in high-energy environments and believe in the ability of technology to change the world.

JOB POSITION:
AirWatch is currently hiring part time and full time translators. Translators will work closely with Marketing and Product Management to translate software manuals, marketing materials, sales materials, and other documents as needed. We are primarily looking native speakers of the following languages: Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish and Dutch. We will also consider native speakers of additional languages. Internships and Co-ops are also available this summer and fall.

TO APPLY: Applicants should send a resume to AlisonBirzes@air-watch.com.

ALTA Language Services, Inc. seeks Japanese language instructor to help us fill our growing demand for Japanese language instruction.

REQUIREMENTS:
· Strongly prefer a native speaker; will consider candidate with native fluency based on extensive living experience in Japan

· If not an American citizen, the candidate must have a green card or other visa status that allows him/her to teach his native language to Americans.

· Part-time employment with flexible scheduling (i.e. if the candidate is a student, we will work around class hours in making our assignments).

· Classes are taught at our center in Atlanta Buckhead and/or live online from your home or our center.

· Candidates should be comfortable with technology and have broadband Internet access.

· Will consider candidates for days only or for evenings only.

· Pay: $19.00/hr – Sessions are minimum 1.5hrs long.

· Professional atmosphere: we enjoy long-standing relationships with our teaching staff.

CONTACT ONLY EMAIL
Barbara Cozzarini – Email: bcozzarini@altalang.com
Director
Language Training Services

ALTA Language Services, Inc.
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 510
Atlanta, GA 30326

Web:
www.altalang.com

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations can be done at no charge by contacting us by 4 PM ET on the business day before the class. Later cancellations will be charged as taken. Classes scheduled on the same day cannot be cancelled. See our Cancellation Policy for details.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, March 12, 2012

Japan-America Society of the State of Washington

The Japan-America Society of the State of Washington (www.jassw.org) is searching for a potential permanent replacement for its Executive Director. The Executive Director is currently on medical leave and may not be returning.

Scope
The Japan-America Society of the State of Washington (JAS), established in 1923, is a not-for-profit,
non-partisan, 501(c)3, private membership-based organization with an office located in downtown Seattle. The Society is dedicated to building communication, understanding and long-lasting relationships between the peoples of Japan and Washington State. JAS fosters Japan-Washington State trade, business, and cultural activities through programs featuring high level government dignitaries from the U.S. and Japan; prominent U.S. and Japanese business leaders; sponsoring various business and trade seminars; and the Japan in the Schools (JIS) educational program for students in the region. The membership of JAS consists of approximately 110 private and public corporation and other entities along with approximately 125 individual members. JAS is governed by a board of up to 47 elected and additional designated directors representing leaders from the private and public sectors. The Executive Director is accountable to the board of directors and serves as the general manager of the Society. There are two other Society staff along with unpaid interns and volunteers. All staff provides member support including programs, membership, educational and operational duties.

Responsibilities of the Executive Director include the following:

Job ID: 2012-1906
Job Title: Consignment Inventory Planner
Job Location: US-GA-Lawrenceville
Job Days Worked: Monday - Friday
Job: Hours From: 8:30 AM Hours To: 5:00 PM

Company Overview

Ricoh Electronics, Inc. (REI) is a leading manufacturer of advanced office automation equipment including digital copiers, thermal media, and toner, as well as a leader in environmental conservation. REI is part of a global family, with an enviable track record of superior products and business practices.

Job Summary:

We want you to join our team! We have an opening for a Consignment Inventory Planner with our Thermal Media Group in Lawrenceville. In this vital position, you will be responsible for making accurate and timely inventory transactions in our Vendor-Management Inventory (VMI) system for our consignment customers. The successful candidate will schedule and coordinate the efficient distribution of thermal paper products to all consignment customers to ensure that sufficient levels of inventory are maintained at the customer’s location.

Job ID: 2012-1902
Job Title: Production Supervisor
Job Location: US-GA-Lawrenceville
Job Days Worked: Rotating Schedule
Job: Hours From: 6:00 PM Hours To: 6:00 AM

Overview:

Ricoh Electronics, Inc. (REI)is a leading manufacturer of advanced office automation equipment including digital copiers, thermal media, and toner, as well as a leader in environmental conservation. REI is part of a global family, with an enviable track record of superior products and business practices.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an energetic and self-motivated Production Supervisor to join our Thermal Media production operation in Lawrenceville. This position will supervise the daily activities of Coating production operators and maintain daily production records and progress reports. Working independently on night shift, the Production Supervisor will be challenged with organizing and assigning work to ensure it is completed safely in accordance with internally established procedures and quality standards using good management practices in order to meet or exceed customer expectations.

OPPORTUNITY:

Part-time Market Intelligence Consultant– we are seeking students, recent graduates, or professionals who are available to work with us on a part-time, freelance basis to assist in creation of client presentations and reports. We are conducting research on a global basis, and some of the information is coming from Japan. We need creative, multi-cultural candidates to assist in translating information from Japan websites and creating client presentations.

This is a freelance position that may be completed in our Atlanta office (Buckhead-Lenox Mall area) or from your home. The work may be completed in the evenings or weekends as long as all deadlines are met and the final product meets Venadar’s quality standards.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bilingual expertise (Japanese and English) is needed as well as a keen interest in marketing, consumer products, anthropology, sociology, Asian culture, business, art, literature or related area.
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office 2010 (PowerPoint, Excel) as well as excellent writing and speaking skills as are needed.

The company pays $25USD per hour. We estimate 10-15hrs per week, but can remain flexible. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE.

For more information you can visit www.venadar.com

FOR CONSIDERATION:
Email resume to Cheryl Soggs, Director of Human Resources, Venadar, LLC. Csoggs@venadar.com

Process Engineer Opportunity in Stanford, KY

We currently have an exciting direct hire opportunity for a Process Engineer position in Sanford, KY. The person in this role evaluates existing processes and configures manufacturing systems to
reduce cost, improve sustainability and develop best practices within the production process. The main
focus of the process engineer s work is on maintaining reliable and safe manufacturing systems while
improving production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs and changeovers. The process engineer is a
part of a team driven to identify, develop and deliver innovative solutions, driven to constantly improve
process capability and production volume while maintaining and improving quality standards. Provides
engineering support for ongoing and new operations and processes.

Seeking Director of Sales based in Nagoya, Japan:

A highly respected international automotive supplier based in the Detroit area seeks a dynamic Director of Sales for its Nagoya, Japan location. As an industry leader in their product line, this company has seen a growth of over 100 percent in the last three years.

This is a key strategic leadership role overseeing a team of twelve talented technical sales professionals in their Nagoya and Tokyo offices. As such, while based in Nagoya, the position requires travel to the Tokyo office.

Preferably, the company is looking for someone already living in Nagoya though they would possibly consider relocation.

This is high profile role for a motivated, dynamic, and skilled professional focused on growth. If you aim to work within an extremely stable and growing interior products manufacturer or know of someone who does, please contact ahayes@grnbirminghammi.com for more information.

Anise Hayes
Research Coordinator
Global Recruiters of Birmingham, MI
(248) 764-4200 Phone
(248) 629-1072 eFax
ahayes@grnbirminghammi.com
www.grnbirminghammi.com

Overview:
Ricoh Electronics, Inc. (REI)is a leading manufacturer of advanced office automation equipment including digital copiers, thermal media, and toner, as well as a leader in environmental conservation. REI is part of a global family, with an enviable track record of superior products and business practices.

We're growing and want you to join our team! We are seeking a Quality Assurance Analyst to support our toner production operations by reviewing, analyzing and documenting product quality information and coordinating the investigation and resolution of product quality issues. The Quality Assurance Analyst will also be responsible for administering quality and environmental systems, programs and databases.

Responsibilities:
• Audit documentation and review quality data to ensure finished product complies with quality standards prior to shipment, identifying and reporting deficiencies to production, engineering and support areas. Monitor the implementation of corrective action, test solution effectiveness and provide feedback on results.
• Prepare management reports and presentations for operations management summarizing quality trends and product problems and recommend preventative or corrective action to maintain adherence to quality standards.
• Update and maintain inspection and quality records and databases to monitor and document compliance with company standards, ISO and environmental regulations.
• Develop, deliver and assess the effectiveness of quality training programs, including TTY, Kaizen, ZWTL and ISO.
• Plan and conduct internal quality system and process evaluations. Identify compliance issues and areas for corrective/preventive action and follow up to assess the proper identification of problem cause and implementation of effective countermeasures.

Qualifications: