Internship
Hirotani Co., Ltd
1153 10, Shiwahori, Shiwa Cho, Higashihiroshima City, Japan.
This is about what I did and learned during my 3 months internship period in HIROTANI Co., Ltd located in Hiroshima, Japan from 16 June 2014 to 5 September 2014. The primary objective of this internship is to learn and experience by working in the practical environment and to apply the knowledge acquired during the studies in a real world scenario.Throughout my internship period, I have been attached to a total of 6 different departments and 4 different production lines. The departments I have been attached to are overseas business department, general affair & human resource department, business & sales department, quality control department, product development department and production development department. While the 4 different production lines are damping sheet, insulator, top ceiling and undercover production line.During the internship period, I have conducted research on Malaysia’s automotive market, quality inspection, run test and experiment on new designs and products, inventing and designing job task in the departments and production lines stated above. Overall, I have learned the skills and techniques to conduct research and experiment. Besides, I understood how a company works and how every department is dependent to each other. Moreover, I experienced and adopted the Japanese work ethic during my 3 months internship in Japan. Last but not least, throughout the internship program, I am able to learn practical aspect of manufacturing and get great working experience.