Japanese Recruitment and Workforce Solutions

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Employer Services

Hiring in Japan

Our contract and direct hire recruiters help top talent at every stage of their job search. Whether you’re searching for full-time or temporary work, Airswift can help you find the right role for your career goals and skill set.

Hire permanent staff

Find specialised technical talent that others can't deliver

Our engaged search approach ensures your critical technical roles are filled with qualified specialists who fit your culture and requirements - not just the most available candidates.

Why our approach works:

Discipline-specific recruiters who understand your technical requirements
Research-driven process that goes beyond job boards to find passive candidates
Comprehensive screening ensuring technical and cultural alignment

WHY MAKE YOUR PERMANENT HIRES WITH AIRSWIFT?

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"Airswift did a lot of the heavy lifting for us in that first year. They marketed us to the right people, reaching out to over 5,000 people and helping us hire 26 new employees."

MEG MANLOVE, VP of People & Culture, 8 Rivers

Hire contractors

Accelerate your projects with top-tier contract talent

Our contract hire service provides you with pre-vetted technical specialists for your complex, time-sensitive projects while ensuring full compliance with international employment laws.

Key benefits:

Access to pre-vetted specialists - Integrate high-calibre professionals quickly for complex technical projects
Comprehensive compliance assurance - Navigate international employment laws with confidence
Customisable benefits packages - Attract and retain top talent with location-specific benefits
Full-spectrum support - From onboarding to payroll consultancy to and contractor care

WHY MAKE YOUR CONTRACT HIRES WITH AIRSWIFT?

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"Airswift provided excellent service throughout the entire recruitment process for several technical positions. Candidate shortlists were assembled in good time and had strong tech backgrounds. The new colleagues have the in-depth knowledge and ability to positively impact our business."

Global VP of Business Development, Multinational Technology Conglomerate

Executive & Board Search

Strategic leadership for technical organisations

Finding the right technical leaders is critical to achieving your financial, strategic, and commercial goals. Our executive search team, led by industry specialists, focuses on sourcing C-suite leaders who can transform your technical organisation.

Our approach:

In-depth industry analysis – Understand your specific market challenges
Comprehensive candidate assessment – Looking beyond technical skills to leadership capabilities
Extensive due diligence – Thorough background verification and reference checking
Long-term success partnering – Supporting both client and candidate throughout the onboarding process

WHY MAKE YOUR EXECUTIVE HIRES WITH AIRSWIFT?

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"Airswift has officially refreshed our faith in recruiters. They helped fill a critical leadership role and exceeded expectations with their professionalism, collaboration and communication. The feedback from the candidates was tremendous. The only difficult part was selecting the final candidate because the calibre of talent we interviewed was exceptional."

Vice President, People & Culture, CDN Controls

Managed Service Provider (Vendor Management)

Optimise your entire technical workforce strategy

Our Managed Service Provider solution, delivered by Airswift Resourcing, helps you control costs, ensure compliance, and improve quality across your entire contingent workforce.

What we deliver:

Vendor management - Consolidate and optimise your recruitment support chain
Rate card management - Ensure consistent and competitive pricing
Technology platform - Streamline requisition, onboarding, and reporting
Compliance oversight - Mitigate risks across your entire contingent workforce
Data analytics - Gain insights to continuously improve workforce strategy

WHY CHOOSE AIRSWIFT RESOURCING AS YOUR MSP?

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"Having access to skilled contingent talent is essential to deliver to our clients. Partnering with Airswift has transformed how we manage our contingent workforce. Their MSP model has streamlined our recruitment process, giving us access to a vetted network of specialist agencies, real-time visibility into hiring metrics, and full compliance with IR35 and other regulatory requirements. This has improved our time-to-hire and also ensured we're engaging the right talent, at the right time, with the right controls in place. Airswift has helped us build a more agile, scalable workforce strategy."

Worley

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)

Streamline your entire hiring process

Our Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) service acts as an extension of your HR team, managing the complete recruitment lifecycle of permanent hires from sourcing to onboarding. Our comprehensive approach accelerates hiring timelines, reduces costs, and gives you access to hard-to-find technical talent.

Key Benefits:

Optimised recruitment process - Centralise your permanent talent acquisition and eliminate the complexities of managing multiple
agencies
Sustainable cost reduction - Identify opportunities to improve workforce management without sacrificing quality
Specialised technical expertise - Access recruiters who genuinely understand complex STEM roles and can effectively evaluate specialised qualifications
Scalable solutions - Adapt quickly to changing project demands and new market entries with customisable recruitment support

WHY CHOOSE AIRSWIFT RESOURCING AS YOUR RPO PROVIDER?

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"Airswift Resourcing's solution is one of the energy, process, and infrastructure industries' deepest and most forward-thinking. Across the globe, they have consistently delivered high-touch, innovative, and Best-in-Class services to drive talent sustainability and help their partners compete in a skills-based, people-centric enterprise arena."

CHRISTOPHER J. DWYER, SVP of Research, Ardent Partners

Employer of Record

Expand globally without legal entity establishment

When you need to hire technical talent in regions where you don't have a
legal presence, our Employer of Record service provides a fully compliant
solution with none of the administrative burden.

Complete global employment solution:

Legal compliance - Eliminate the need to establish legal entities
Payroll & benefits administration - Ensure competitive, locally-compliant compensation
Immigration support - Navigate complex visa and work permit requirements
Risk mitigation - Transfer employment liabilities to Airswift
Rapid deployment - Enter new markets in days, not months

WHY USE AIRSWIFT AS YOUR EMPLOYER OF RECORD?

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"I have always found Airswift to be very responsive, helpful, and knowledgeable. We have used Airswift specifically to facilitate talent needs in countries where we have not had an entity or where we have needed specific workforce assistance that Airswift can provide."

Worley

Sectors worked

Different disciplines we recruit for

40+

Years of localised global recruiting experience

60+

International offices

Specialist technology and engineering recruitment in Japan

Our highly skilled recruitment consultants and service teams are trusted to source, recruit and payroll talented nationals and expatriate workers. This includes the sourcing of qualified engineers and operational teams as well as citizen development programmes.

In Asia Pacific, Airswift is the leading workforce solutions provider for multiple onshore and offshore fabrication yard and FPSO projects. We have managed over 50 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) and major fabrication yard projects.

Airswift has extensive experience in recruiting and mobilising expatriates for various onshore, offshore, power plant, and pipeline projects, while remaining compliant with local laws

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A leading recruitment agency for Fabrication Yard Projects

Airswift have managed over 50 FPSO and major fabrication yard projects across Asia Pacific since 2001.

Local knowledge
Global expertise

Airswift is the staffing agency of choice for world-leading businesses.

We manage 60 offices worldwide, 1,000 employees and 9,000 contractors. Our global reach and pool of available talent is unmatched in the industry.

Our connected infrastructure ensures unique project insights and agile talent acquisition. Whatever the project, we can help find and mobilise the best onshore and offshore talent.

Bilingual M&E Engineer - Construction & Civil - Tokyo, Japan

Our team was engaged to source a bilingual M&E Engineer for a top-tier Japanese construction group to support high-profile global infrastructure projects. The role required hands-on experience in planning, designing, and managing mechanical and electrical works, as well as client consultation and project oversight to ensure contractor compliance.

The position necessitated fluency in Japanese and English, a technical degree, and a proactive, independent working style. Drawing on our deep network, we headhunted a skilled engineer with proven project management experience and strong cross-cultural communication abilities.

The successful hire not only streamlined client interactions but also proactively identified and resolved site issues, ensuring seamless project delivery. Their expertise accelerated timelines, improved quality assurance, and strengthened the client’s reputation for excellence on international assignments.

Case Study: Tyra Gas

Our client needed to identify a company who could serve as a "one-stop shop", providing Global Employment and Mobility across seven locations.

Case Study: IT Recruitment in Asia

A leading fintech start-up required a Lead Database Developer to support its rapid expansion across SE Asia

Case Study: Prelude FLNG

Prelude FLNG is a floating liquefied natural gas project vessel, the first and largest of its kind, located in the Browse Basin off the coast of Australia.

Case Study: Singapore Parallel Train

Our client needed skilled and experienced local contractors at short notice, despite talent shortages.

The person I dealt with was a stand out because they were extremely helpful and efficient in getting information so quickly. They have been very warm, gracious and professional.