Open Role Recruitment – Harnet Japan

Company Information
Company Name: Harnet Japan (株式会社ハーネット・ジャパン)

HQ Location: (HQ) Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Work Location: Based at our Shinagawa-ku area Distribution Centre + in field deliveries

Business: Import and sales of livestock products, agricultural products, and processed foods
(specializing in Australian beef, lamb, cheese, and American bacon and pickles)

Company established: 1998

Employees: 12

We are a foreign-owned specialty meat trading company, with a friendly team and
strong focus on work-life balance. Our team ranges from people in their 20s to 60+s.

What you need for success:
Proactive and Can-do Attitude.
Initiative.
Good Health.
Ability to lift boxes of meat in and out of delivery van and cool storage etc.
Ability to take ownership of a process or task from start to finish.
Service Oriented Mindset.
Cooperation and Teamwork.
Flexibility and ability to adapt to customer order changes or additions as they may arise, on-
the-day or real-time.
Accuracy on product identification and subsequent computer data entry.
A Safe Driving & Clean Work Environment attitude.

We have a HQ Office in Hiroo, and a Distribution Centre in Shinagawa.

Position
Storeman / Delivery Driver (Regular Route Delivery Locations)

Employment Type
IMMEDIATE START
Temporary 3-month assignment.
Potential opportunity to progress to Full-time, permanent position
Future opportunity: Role may expand or succeed into a sales-oriented position.

Job Description
Manage and undertake a range of daily and monthly tasks to ensure the ongoing
smooth and efficient operation of the Harnet Distribution Centre, including for the
timely delivery of customer orders and the processing of associated communications,
documentation, and data.

Delivery of Meat Goods and Associated Orders to Restaurants, Hotels and Food
Service Businesses around Tokyo as required (Daily)
Coordination of Inbound and outbound stock movement / Pick-ups & Deliveries
(Daily)
Picking & Packing Orders (Daily)
Stock Control / Inventory Management / Computer Data Entry (Daily / Monthly)
Coordination with 3 rd Party suppliers & customers (couriers, import companies,
warehouses, restaurants and other food service businesses etc) (Daily / Monthly)
Purchasing of general supplies for Distribution Centre such as alcohol spray,
cardboard boxes and other supplies etc (Ad-hoc)
Maintaining a clean work environment.

• Delivery operations using company vans in central Tokyo and surrounding areas
  (mainly to restaurants, hotels, and retail stores)
• Pick-ups of product from Haneda Airport (Customs), and/or related 3 rd Party
  locations, such as partner cold stores and warehouses
• Warehouse work (receiving / despatching goods, processing & sorting orders,
  inventory control & stock management)
• Issuing delivery notices / invoices
• Confirming accuracy of information for processing
• Basic PC input work
• General logistics support & help with operations at the Distribution Centre
   Customer interaction as required
   Other tasks as assigned
   If you have experience handling or processing meat items, or a butcher license, this
  will be well regarded and provide additional work interest and opportunity to expand
  tasks

• Please note:

1. The role involves handling heavy items (up to around 25kg in a single box),
   and frequent loading/unloading of our delivery vans, and associated cool
   rooms, so physical strength is required. Most boxes are less than 20kg, however
   on occasion some boxes may be in the 25-27kg range. Content is meat products.
2. The role requires driving in and around Tokyo on a daily basis

Qualifications

• Valid work visa for Japan (sponsorship is not currently available)
• Valid regular (Japan) driver’s license (truck license not required)
• Experience driving on Tokyo city roads and highways in Japan
  Language:
• (Japanese) Strong Daily Conversation / Intermediate Japanese language skills
  required
• reading delivery instructions & addresses, basic communication amongst
  team and end clients. Emails, texts, data entry systems
• English is not required, however it is definitely a plus for comfortably working in an
  international environment (the company president is Australian), and many meetings
  are conducted in ENG.
• Basic PC skills (Word, Excel, simple data entry)
• No age or education restrictions
• Physically fit
• Phone & PC provided for work purposes

Salary & Benefits
• Monthly salary: <Indicative> 250,000 – 280,000 yen (commensurate with experience)
• Full commuting allowance paid
• Overtime paid separately
(it is not envisioned that there will be much OT)(Weekend work is not required)
• Bonuses may be paid depending on company performance
• Salary reviewed once per year (FT Staff)

Working Hours
• Monday – Friday

9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (1-hour break)
• Average overtime: approximately 10-15 hours per month (negotiable)

Holidays & Leave
• Two days off per week (Sunday and one other day)
• National holidays
• Summer vacation
• Year-end/New Year holidays
• Paid leave according to legal standards
• Annual holidays: 120 days

Social Insurance (After qualifying period)
• Health insurance
• Employee pension
• Employment insurance
• Worker’s compensation insurance

Retirement System
• Retirement age: 60 (general guide)
• Reemployment possible up to age 65

Location of Work
Distribution Center (DC) / 4-5 minute walk from Shinbamba Station (Keikyu Line)

Selection Process
• Document screening (photo-attached resume required)
• One in-person interview (generally held together with 2-3 potential colleagues)
• No written test, but reading in Japanese may be tested

Other Information
• PC and company iPhone provided
• Foreigners who can speak strong conversational Japanese are welcome to apply, however
there will be some need to read Japanese text.

• No transfers or relocations
• Separate designated smoking areas at the workplace

 If you have experience handling or processing meat items, or a butcher license, this
will be well regarded and provide additional work interest and opportunity to expand
tasks

For Applicants with career aspirations. For the right candidate this role has potential to grow
into a sales or route sales position, or to increase responsibilities at our Distribution Centre.

CONTACT:
With a Brief Work History profile and several sentences about why you would like to work
with our Team at Harnet.
work@harnetcorp.com

The above information is provided in good faith and produced to the best of our knowledge.
Any oversight, error or omission contained is purely unintentional.
The above is not an offer of contract nor direct agreement to provide work to any applicant.
Applicants will be screened for suitability and may be invited to interview.
We may not be able to respond to all applicants who apply.