[Cases of Active Participation of Diverse Personnel]Product Design & Development

Around the time I was in charge of training my junior colleagues, who had joined the company in technical positions (career-track positions), I started feeling a little frustrated at being treated differently to them, even though I was confident in my skills. It was also then I felt like challenging myself to do new and higher-level work, in a technical position as well. One of the senior colleagues in my department encouraged me by saying, “you should give it your best shot here and now, for your future.” So I did just that, and applied for the Career Challenge System. After switching to a career-track position, I was transferred to the Head Office Product Design & Development Department. I’m currently designing and developing exterior and frame materials for steel-frame houses, as well as fire-resistant cladding and components. I feel a sense of satisfaction and happiness when I see the products I have been involved in designing and developing being actually shipped and used to build homes nationwide. I’m motivated to not only create new products, but also to improve the specifications of existing ones, and bring satisfaction to customers and construction site workers.