Work in Japan : Quality Control Manager

Minimum Experience Level

Over 3 years 

Minimum English Level

Business Level 

Minimum Japanese Level

Native 

Minimum Education Level

Bachelor's Degree 

Visa Status

Japanese national or permission to work in Japan required  

Quality Control Manager

General Summary:
The objective to have new QC manger is to strengthen organization for corresponding to US HQ requirements, while sustain the alignment with Japan unique (PAL) regulations.


In summary they are looking for someone who will be able to work by himself/ herself according to high level directions. Because the interactions with the US/ EU will be key the person needs to understand foreign culture or needs to be flexible enough to be able to interact with US / EU teams.

This should be a very interesting position for someone ready to face challenges. It will be very visible position, because of the importance of the work that needs to be implemented and because of the expectations from the company.

Other general QC activities:
・Judgment for product shipment
・Comply with GMP for documents
・Technical support inspection line
・Feed back quality to manufacturer

Minimum Education & Experience:
Bachelor’s-level degree required.
・Quality Engineer
・Manufacturing Engineer
・Quality improvement
・Expert knowledge GMP, QMS

The priority in the coming year (s) will be on labeling activities.
Candidates MUST have:
1 - English skills (spoken and written) the candidate should be able to participate to Conf calls with the US and should be able to write minutes or write Quality plans.
2 - QC experience - QC background is needed but not necessary on the Medical device sector could be in other sectors.
3 - Critical thinking is going to be essential skill too, because they expecting the candidates to challenge current practices and implement significant changes.
4 - Excellent communication skills to be able to work in very close relation with the labeling team.
5 - The candidate should be very dynamic.

Since 1987 East West Consulting has helped a broad array of international companies achieve success in the Japan market. We are widely recognized as Tokyo’s leading executive search firm. Our clients range from many of the most prominent Fortune 500 companies to dot-com start-ups and successfully emerging enterprises that we are proud to have helped through the establishment phase. East West’s unique recruiting system has been specifically designed for and honed in Japanese market conditions, by executive search professionals with many decades of cumulative experience here, and our clients can benefit from a number of distinctive advantages.