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Your Career Journey

HighChem’s career motto is “Take action and create your own opportunities.”
A wide range of career paths are available, tailored to each employee’s aspirations and strengths.

  • Sales / New Grad
  • Sales / Mid-Career
  • R&D / Mid-Career

    1. case

      Sales

      Joined in 2018

      • Year 1

        Assigned to the Functional Chemicals Sec. #2, Chemical Products Div., Trade Div. (currently the Functional Materials Dept.)

        Engaged mainly in import and export trade operations between Japan and China in the fine chemicals field.

      • Year 3

        Assigned own customer accounts and entrusted with sales targets as a sales representative.

    2. case

      Sales

      Joined in 2021

      • Year 1

        Assigned to the Sales Development Sec., Sustainability & Innovation Div.

        Responsible for technology licensing and the export sales of Japanese products to China. Conducted market research and gathered information in both Japan and China to support business development. Following contract execution, also engaged in on-site operations, including providing interpretation for Japanese manufacturers during equipment commissioning at customer plants in China.

      • Year 3

        Transferred to the Regulatory Affairs Section, Pharmaceutical & Health-care Dept., Trade Div.

        Transferred to the Regulatory Affairs Section, Pharmaceutical & Health-care Dept., Trade Div. when a position became available, as the role closely matched the employee's area of expertise and career aspirations.

    3. case

      Sales

      Joined in 2022

      • Year 1

        Assigned to Sustainability & Innovation Div.

        Responsible mainly for customer service and support for overseas clients. 
        Selected as the project leader for the company's 25th anniversary event. 

      • Year 3

        Involved in launching the Food Ingredients Development Project. 

        Responsible for promoting Chinese food ingredients, still relatively unknown in Japan, to the Japanese market as part of a new business initiative.

    placement steps

    New Graduate Placement Flow 

    Interview Assessment 

    Department assignment based on
    preferences and suitability. 

      • Department Assignment & OJT

        OJT in the
        assigned department.

      • Business Support Office OJT

        Senior Training
        (Approx. 2–3 Months)

      • Department Assignment & OJT

        OJT in the
        assigned department.

    1. case

      Sales

      2011: Career hire

      • Year 1

        Joined the company as a sales clerk in the Chemical Products Department of the Trade Division

      • Year 3

        Switched to a sales position

        His work was highly praised by those around him, and he moved to a sales position. He started out as a route salesman for existing products, building trust through repeated communication with customers and gradually expanding his scope of responsibility.

      • 7th year

        Promoted to Specialist Section Chief

        In recognition of his outstanding individual achievements, he was promoted to specialist section chief.

      • 10th year

        Changed course to line manager

        He was transferred to a management position responsible for training subordinates and managing operations, and was appointed manager of Functional Chemicals Division 2.

      • 15th year

        Promoted to department manager

        He was promoted to general manager in recognition of his significant expansion of the division's performance, and now leads the Functional Materials Department, which consists of three people: two sales representatives and one assistant.

    2. case

      Sales

      2018: Career hire

      • Year 1

        Assigned to the C1 Division Sustainability & Innovation Div.

        In addition to developing SEG® technology, he will also be responsible for new business development.

      • 2nd year

        Selected as project leader for NEDO project "Technology development for paraxylene production using CO2 as raw material"

      • 5th year

        Promoted to the position of Chief of the Carbon and Innovation Department within the C1 Division. 

    1. case

      Research Position

      2017: Career hire

      • Year 1

        Assigned to HighChem Tokyo Research Center

        He is in charge of research and development aimed at improving the performance of existing catalysts, which are HighChem 's main products.

      • Year 3

        Engaged in the NEDO project "Technology development for paraxylene production using CO2 as raw material"

      • 4th year

        Promoted to Specialist Section Chief

        He is the leader of the project "Technology development for the production of paraxylene using CO2 as a raw material."

      • 6th year

        Appointed as Line Manager

        In addition to project development, he leads a team of seven researchers responsible for the development of existing and new catalysts.