Minebea Employees' Opinions

When I first started life as a working adult, I felt anxious and lonely. At that time, the Brother-Sister System provided me with moral support. I was mentored by a senior co-worker close to my age who answered even trivial questions without hesitation. The responsible senior coworkers accompanied us when visiting customers, and eventually I was allowed to take over as a representative. I hope to follow the example of my senior co-workers and be as kind as they were. Thanks to this system, even when I stumbled I was able to get back on my feet again.

I have worked at the Bang Pa-in Plant in Thailand for almost 3 years. I have experienced many different things. Since my assignment, the area where I feel I have grown is that I can make judgments on my own and bear the responsibility for those judgments. For two years before my assignment I worked at the Karuizawa Plant, but there I worked under the direction of more senior co-workers as a newcomer. Now as I work, I have the feeling that I am the one who has to show leadership in the workplace.

I have been involved in the Human Resources Department since joining the company in 1984. The Thailand operations have 8 personnel groups, and I have been responsible for one of them for 22 years. My boss entrusted me with leadership of the group, which has made me very proud and has been very encouraging. In addition to managing employees engaged in manufacturing, we also provide support for employees visiting or assigned to our plant from Japan, Germany, Singapore, and elsewhere. I am actively participating in activities that contribute to the region, and I will continue to do my best to meet the company's expectations.

It's been 3 years since I returned to work, and I'm amazed at how quickly every day passes. Being able to leave work one hour early is a tremendous help in balancing work and raising a child. However, there are many who haven't yet heard about this benefit, and because of this they accept work during the evenings. The number of men who actively participate in parenting is increasing, so I hope this benefit will become better known, and that the working environment will make it easy for men to use it.

To support work experience for local students, we don't just provide educational opportunities, but welcome the students to be future friends of Minebea and possibly future employees, which makes the initiative meaningful for both parties. It is also a valuable opportunity for parents of students and other local residents to deepen their understanding of Minebea, and we hope to continue supporting this work experience.

I've participated from the planning stages in the Sea Forest project, where trees are planted on landfill composed of rubbish and surplus soil. There is increasing interest in the environment, and volunteers are planting trees all over Japan, but if the trees are not continually cared for after planting they will not grow. By starting with planting and continuing to look after the trees, I feel the significance of participating in this activity, which will change a landfill to a beautiful forest floating on the sea. I hope to continue working on this initiative.