HR Management
The I-PEX Group’s policy on human resource management is to secure diverse personnel and support the growth of individuals striving to continue to take on challenges. This policy guides our efforts to build and operate a grand design for human resource management aligned to our corporate identity, creating an organization in which employees and the company grow together. To stay one step ahead of the needs of the times and continue creating new value, we will implement a framework where the growth of each employee feeds into the sustainable growth of the company. By designing systems to develop human resources and reform the corporate culture, we will cultivate an environment in which diverse personnel can put their unique strengths to use.
Strenghtening Human Resource Management
Creating a Framework That Allows Employees and the Company to Continue Growing Together
- 1.Create systems that enable diverse personnel to play an active role in various business fields based on their aptitudes
- 2.Raise the human capital value of each employee and link this to business expansion and growth
- 3.Energize the organization to boost its ability to generate innovation
| Categories to be reinforced | Details |
|---|---|
| Oeganizational culture |
We respect the rights and individuality of every employee, and are creating a safe and comfortable work environment where employees can demonstrate their full potential. |
| Hiring | We hire people who share our corporate philosophy and can contribute to the growth of our businesses. |
| Placement | Our staffing aims to maximize employee growth and organizational performance. |
| Evaluation, working conditions | We evaluate and treat employees in a way that is fair, transparent, and appropriate for individual circumstances so that they feel highly motivated in their work. |
| Development | We provide employees with opportunities to hone their skills through learning and hands-on application, tapping into their potential and desire to grow. In this way, we develop talent who can help carry out our management strategy. |
Securing and Developing Personnel with High Specialization and the Potential to Create Future Businesses
What We Expect of Our People
As an “Innovative Product development & Engineering solutions eXpert,” the I-PEX Group seeks to provide the global market with the values of inspiration and surprise. To create such value, we look for people who share our five values—“Challenge, Pursue, Connect, Advance, Pioneer”—and who can give shape to new concepts.
The Kind of Person We’re Looking For
Developing Human Resources to Support the Realization of our Vision
For I-PEX, which has grown on a foundation of precision molding technologies, the constant pursuit of in-house technology transfer and further technological advancement is an absolute necessity.
We started an “engineering academy” in Japan to speed up the acquisition of knowledge and skills of new hires through classroom lectures and the hands-on training. Through a one-year program, employees can learn the basic of a “Innovative Product development & Engineering solutions eXpert” guided by veteran employees, experts in their fields, ensuring an in-house know-how sharing to the next generation of engineers.
We also keep encouraging knowledge sharing within our group through overseas training program. By training overseas for a decided period, our engineers can sharpen their skills on the newest technology while increasing the communication among our sites.
Another of our key initiative includes a specific program to secure and expand our management talent pool. To train the next and following generations of executives, we started a succession plan program in Japan in 2022. By defined requirements for each key positions and conducting necessary training and systematic job rotations, we are aiming to create a leadership pipeline for a stable job succession.
Following the implementation in Japan, we aim to extend the initiative for the next generation executives of our overseas sites, to ensure a better understanding of our Group’s culture as well as raising up their leadership skills.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) to Generate Innovation
To continue to innovate as an "Innovative Product development & Engineering solutions eXpert", it is essential that we foster an environment where employees with different perspectives and experiences are given fair opportunities and where diversity is embraced. This is our vision for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
While the percentage of women in management positions is high in our overseas sites, the percentage of women in supervisory and management positions remains relatively low in Japan. As a milestone in our DE&I efforts, we have set a target of raising the percentage of women in managerial positions to 10% in Japan by 2030.