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You will also manage a terminology database and serve as an interpreter for verbal communications. Close collaboration with construction or production teams is essential for smooth project execution and effective stakeholder communication.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit\">Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: inherit\">Translator \u2013 Production Support<\/strong>, your primary responsibility is translating and editing various business documents, such as corporate communications, internal\/external presentations, proposals, and contracts from one language to another. You will also authenticate and produce documents that adhere to company style guides and quality standards. In addition, the role involves conducting terminology and linguistic research and maintaining a terminology database using memory software tools. Furthermore, you will serve as an interpreter for spoken communications.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit\">Secondary Responsibilities<\/strong>: The additional or concurrent responsibilities involve providing technical support for manufacturing in one or more areas, encompassing construction and production. Close collaboration with construction or production teams is vital to ensure seamless project execution, timely production or engineering deliverables delivery, and effective communication among all stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit\">Essential Duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interpret between Japanese expats and domestic staff.<\/li>\n<li>Provide interpretation for various meetings as well as telephone conferences.<\/li>\n<li>Translate technical and non-technical documents including policies, instructions, and manuals when necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Compose and translate emails, reports, and various administrative functions.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to translate from Japanese to English and English to Japanese<\/li>\n<li>Possess the capability to work outside the standard business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CST) as necessitated by business demands and supporting Japan team members.<\/li>\n<li>Willingness to work in a construction environment and wear appropriate PPE (no construction\/production activities are included in the position).<\/li>\n<li>Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational abilities will significantly contribute to the success of our production or engineering projects.<\/li>\n<li>The shifting of focus between primary and secondary responsibilities is expected. Maintaining close collaboration with your team and being readily available to offer support as necessary is essential. Moreover, you are anticipated to fulfill any associated responsibilities within the scope of your professional practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit\">Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees\u2019, wearing PPE is a possibility and includes equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. 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