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FRD Japan is looking for human resources to challenge together
Guided by our mission to supply quality trout with keeping the blue ocean, we are building a business based on our original Closed RAS technology.
By expanding our plants in Japan and to the world, we will contribute to solving the social issue of a stable supply of high-quality food protein to meet the requirement of growing population and to protecting the marine environment and the ecosystem.
Leveraging our owned technology, we will lead the RAS industry, and realize our vision in which fresh salmonids can be safely and reliably produced and directly served to the table anywhere in the world.
Will you dedicate your expertise, career, and passion to taking on this challenge?
// Mission and Vision
Mission and Vision
Producing quality trout with keeping the blue ocean.
Amaze the world with our trout and technology.
Our CEO Message
Demand for salmon is growing rapidly all over the world.
FRD Japan’s mission statement is “Producing quality Salmon with keeping the blue ocean”. This phrase represents the future we aim to achieve by industrializing land-based salmon farming, so that delicious salmon can be produced anywhere, even in cities and deserts.
Currently, more than 80% of farmed salmon is produced only in two countries, Norway and Chile. It has long been considered common knowledge that “salmon cannot be farmed without cold water and fjord that can shelter them from rain and wind”.
We are confident that our closed RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System) technology could transform it to the new common sence, “Salmon can be farmed wherever there is demand”. FRD Japan’s vision, “Amaze the world with our salmon and technology”, expresses our commitment to realising this transformation.
After 8 years of operating the R&D plant which experienced more than 35 cohorts of Salmon, a new commercial farm with 3,500ton/y capacity will start operation in Chiba Prefecture, Japan in 2026. Our challenge is to make this plant be the world’s first commercially successful land-based salmon farm with closed RAS technology, and we are looking forward to working with you to make it happen.
CEO
Tez Sogo
Our History
FRD Japan was founded in 2013. We have unique denitrification system to minimize the water usage in land-based aquaculture facility, which is called closed RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System). Since 2017, We operated land-based Rainbow Trout farm using our closed RAS technology as R&D facility. In this facility, we have been farming 35 cohorts of Rainbow Trout over the past 6 years and have built up experience by overcoming many obstacles. In 2023, we raised around 20 billion (equiv. US$135 million) funds to build our first commercial plant in Chiba, Japan to produce 3,500 tons/y of Rainbow Trout which is planned to start operation in 2026.
Why Closed RAS?
Due to rapid population growth and the food culture change, the demand of Salmonids continues to grow globally. On the other hand, due to some environmental challenges in sea cage salmon farming industry, the room for supply expansion is shrinking year by year, and consequently demand-intensive market condition continues to drive Salmonids price higher.
FRD Japan, using its unique closed RAS technology, will develop a new earth-friendly method to produce Salmonids and contribute to supply high-quality Salmonids stably to the market.
// Values
Values
We define Values as “Action guidelines to realize our Mission and Vision”. We think that high level of understanding and implementation of these Values by team members leads us to achieve our goals.
01
Deliver professional performance.
Keep self-motivated growth to deliver professional performance.
02
Collaborate with mutual respect.
Always respect our diverse colleagues and collaborate.
03
No.1 in the industry.
Aim for No.1 quality Salmonids with the lowest production cost.
// NEW GRADUATES
New Graduate Recruitment
- Job Description
- Application
Requirements
- Operation of land-based aquaculture plants (farming, shipping, and sales, etc.)
- Research and study of cultured fish organisms
- Plant equipment design and construction management
* Work content will be decided after consultation according to aptitude.
【Required conditions】
- Passion for the industrialization of land-based aquaculture as a FRD member
- Strong interest in any of the job descriptions
- Must be able to live near the Saitama head office plant or Kisarazu plant.
(You will be required to live in a place where you can commute to the plant within 30 minutes.)
【Welcome Requirements】
- Expertise related to the job description
- Fish lover
// CAREER
Mid-career recruitment
- Job Description
- Application
Requirements
- Plant engineer
- Control engineer
- Sales and Business Development
- Financial Management
- Corporate Leader
- HR and PR
- IT and General Affairs
*Work contents and roles will be decided after consultation depending on expertise.
【Required conditions】
- Passion for the industrialization of land-based aquaculture as a FRD member
- Expertise related to the job description
- Must be able to live near the Saitama head office plant or Kisarazu plant.
(You will be required to live in a place where you can commute to the plant within 30 minutes.)
// charm of the company
Features of FRD Japan
01.
A culture of entrusting work and developing people
There is an environment where you can take responsibility for your work from an early stage and grow overwhelmingly through your work. We also spare no effort in providing support for growth. It is because we believe that each person’s growth is the company’s growth.
02.
Flat organization and quick decision making
As a venture company with a small number of employees, everyone can be involved in the decision-making process. Also, since we are constantly taking on new challenges, decisions are always made quickly.
03.
integrated production, sales, and marketing
Since we value “awareness in the field,” we carry out everything from production to sales in-house, and we can train not only the on-site feeling but also a bird’s-eye view.
04.
圧倒的に成長する経営基盤がある
ベンチャー企業として、定型的な業務などはありません。今日の自分の働きが、より良い社会を作り上げていきます。圧倒的に成長できる環境があります。
// Ideal candidate profile
The type of person we look for
01
Those who can think about "how can I do it."
Doubting "difficult" and "impossible" is the beginning of innovation.
02
Those who can think and move by themselves
Each person's thoughts and actions create the future of aquaculture.
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Those who can cherish "people" and "encounters."
The fateful encounter changes the world.
04
Those who have seriousness, honesty, and humility
Accumulation of steady work produces excellent results.
// Employee introduction
Employee introduction
Chihiro Miyagawa
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Daiji Tadokoro
Previous job: Marine research company consultantRead more
Shintaro Inoue
Previous job: Plant engineering companyRead more
// ENTRY
"Amaze the world with our trout and technology."