Bilingual Japanese-English Interpreter / Translator (Automotive Manufacturing)
Location: Cibolo, TX (relocation support available)
Salary range: $60-70K/yea
Full-time with excellent benefit pacakge
Seeking a highly skilled Japanese-English Interpreter/Translator to support communication across executive leadership, production, and administrative teams within a dynamic automotive manufacturing environment. This role plays a key part in ensuring smooth collaboration between Japanese and English-speaking stakeholders.
Location: On-site (Relocation support available)
Key Responsibilities
Interpretation and Translation
- Provide simultaneous and consecutive interpretation for meetings involving leadership, production, and administrative teams
- Support interviews and HR processes to ensure clear and professional communication for candidates
- Translate documents, presentations, and technical materials (Japanese to English and English to Japanese) with high accuracy and cultural awareness
Technical Language and Industry Support
- Learn and apply automotive manufacturing terminology and technical language
- Collaborate with engineering and production teams to accurately convey complex technical information
Documentation and Presentation
- Prepare and translate materials using PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
- Ensure all content meets internal quality standards and is clearly understood across teams
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with HR, management, and production teams on various projects and initiatives
- Provide cultural insights to support effective communication between Japanese and U.S. team members
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (4-year university degree) required
- Minimum 2 years of on-site interpretation and translation experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with both simultaneous and consecutive interpretation
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
- Strong teamwork skills and ability to collaborate across departments
- Flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced work environment
- Physically capable of moving around a large manufacturing facility
Why Join
- Opportunity to work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams
- Exposure to automotive manufacturing operations
- Relocation support provided
If you are passionate about bridging cultures and communication in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you!