Careers at American Katerra

We Pursue GREEN HUMAN CAPITAL™.

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A Message for Our Future Colleagues!

American Katerra is more than a steel fabrication company—we’re pioneers in Green Carbon Steel™, driven by our vision to “Build for Dreams.”

Our mission is to create and provide essential products for sustainable futures, sharing value with society through job creation and striving to be the best in the world.

If you’re ambitious, driven, and passionate about tackling complex challenges while responding to society’s evolving needs, American Katerra is the best place where you can make a real difference. We’re building a company that can build dreams from San Antonio,  Texas, and we’re looking for talented individuals to join us in revolutionizing sustainable steel fabrications.

Toyokazu Yamaguchi
President & CEO
American Katerra, LLC

Current Job Openings

We have a range of opportunities across various departments, including engineering, project management, design, IT, and sustainability. Whether you are a seasoned professional or just starting your career, we have a place for you.

Corporate Ethics

Build for Dreams

Our Purpose

  • Beyond the Information Revolution
  • Happiness for Everyone though the Innovation of Products

Our Mission

  • “Creating” and Providing Essential Products for Sustainable Futures
  • “Shared” with Society through Job Creation
  • “Value” to Be the Best in the World

Our Values

  • Passion, Ambition, Drive.
  • Aim High. Deliver Higher.
  • Do It. Do It Now. Do It until the End.

Employee Benefits

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Health Insurance: Nippon Life Benefits

Partnered with Nippon Life Benefits, creating “Happiness for Everyone”

401(k) Plan: Morgan Stanley

We ensure long-term financial security for our workforce through a premier 401(k) retirement plan managed by Morgan Stanley.

Working Hours

  • 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (8 hours/day), 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (One-hour lunch)
  • Overtime Pay: Compensated at 1.5 times the hourly rate for all hours worked exceeding 40 hours per week.

Other Benefits

  • Subsidized gym membership at Centre Fit, located in the Weston Centre.
  • Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)

Purpose Management 2050

American Katerra is guided by its long-term strategic goal: “Purpose Management 2050.” To advance the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we aim to Create Shared Value (CSV) in the sustainable production sector and become the world’s leading CSV company.

This commitment defines our fundamental responsibility and serves as the primary guideline for achieving long-term non-financial goals and sustainable growth. We will realize a prosperous society by actively addressing social issues, driven by our core corporate philosophy: “Build for Dreams” and “Beyond the information revolution, Happiness for everyone through the production Innovation.”

Purpose Management 2050 Diagram

Creating = DX: Review the products and services

  • Digital fabrication
  • Improving the efficiency of DX production process
  • BIM (building information modeling)
  • Smart factory

Shared = HCX Create an industrial cluster and contribute to the region

  • Contribution to local industry
  • Creation of employment
  • Industry-government-academia collaboration
  • Disaster prevention, infrastructure, etc.

Value = GX Improve the value chain

  • Information Technology (IT), Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Carbon neutral
  • Partnering with global suppliers and customers
  • Sustainable finance

CSV is an abbreviation for “Creating Shared Value.” This term gained widespread recognition in society through a paper
published in 2011 by Professor Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Cramer of Harvard University. Professor Porter defines CSV
as “an approach that creates social value by addressing social needs and problems, while also creating economic value.”

Source: Harvard Business Review

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If you are enthusiastic about transforming the steel fabrication industry and want to contribute to a sustainable future, we would love to hear from you.