Careers

Toyota.

LELAN LEONTOWICH: “Ten years.”

CINDY GRIFFIN: “Five years.”

KYLIE JIMENEZ: “Four years.”

LARRY HUTCHINSON: “This is my 29th year at Toyota.”

PATRICK RYAN: “13 years.”

TONY KELLY: “25 years.”

PAT DUPUIS: “35 years.”

BRUCE WALKER: “The first day I met my manager, he shook my hand and he says, “You're gonna love working here.” “31 years ago, he was right.”

Red letters intersect against a white background. TCI Proud. Marketing Manager David Lee. “I do remember my first day; I showed up ten minutes late for my interview.”

JENNIFER BARRON: “I was driving a GM at the time, and I thought, I wonder if they're gonna let me park like in the parking lot, like everybody else, because I'm not driving a Toyota”.

LARRY HUTCHINSON: “When you look at our longevity here, the people that have stayed within the organization, they're here for a reason.”

NAEELA SHAH: “You truly felt that you belong and this was my place, and this truly felt like a family.”

MILIA HASBANI: “It does feel as a family at Toyota.”

Two women plan on a flip chart. Employees meet in a warehouse. Caption: Opportunity Proud. VP Corporate Services Stephen Beatty.

STEPHEN BEATTY: “The company actually believes in bringing people in and working with them to develop their career over the long haul. It’s part of the Toyota philosophy.”

LARRY: “I've had many careers within a career because we're challenged in—in many different ways within the organization. We move a lot. We learn a lot of different things. It's fantastic.”

BRUCE: “They provided such great opportunities for me. I started out as a parts picker and then I moved into the leadership role, which was what I really liked.”

TONY: “I wanted to fix cars, loved fixing cars. I'm vice president of the customer service division, but I set out in my career as an auto mechanic.”

KYLIE: “It’s really satisfying, from an HR perspective, to work for a place that invests so much in people, then realizes that return and then invests again.”

LARRY: “If you contribute to Toyota, Toyota will contribute to you.”

A sign reads the Toyota University Learning Center. A young woman and man chat. Two men focus on a laptop. Caption: Culture Proud. VP Tony Kelly.

TONY: “There has been a, you know a lot of effort put into explaining what we call, now call, Toyota Way. It’s based on the principles of continuous improvement and respect for people. It’s true and real and we live it every day.”

GEN: “It is very important for me to be able to respect the organization I work for and I think Toyota is really an organization that inspires that kind of respect.”

An employee writes on a white board and presents to her smiling coworkers. Caption: Work Proud.

PATRICK RYAN: “Toyota Canada represents a key player in the automotive industry in Canada and also worldwide. Its reputation has no limits and Toyota is one of the most recognized brands in the world.”

DAVID LEE: “To go into the office, you know, driving on your way in, and to be able to see Toyotas, Lexuses and Scions on the road and say ‘you know what? I had a part in how that car was planned, packaged and prepared for the Canadian market.”

CINDY: “You feel like you have an impact when you're working at the Zone. You get to work really closely with the dealers and see their operations, and really see some of your ideas come to life.”

LARRY: “You can sell, market, promote, do accounting, for any type of product. But if you're doing something that’s as interesting as cars, it just adds to the whole value. It’s fun”.

A board is titled “My Customer Commitment is.” And handwritten responses are penned in black marker. Call center employees talk on the phone. Caption: People Proud.

TONY: “It’s a people business. And whether we’re interacting with our dealers or interacting with our customers, it really comes down to relationships and people.”

MILIA: “I've always told my friends and relatives, it’s a great company, it’s the best job I've ever had.”

LELAN: “My colleagues are great. Over the course of the ten years, I've built relationships and some strong friendships that last even outside of the office.”

LARRY: “I just want to continue to develop the people that I work with within the organization and give them lots of opportunity, because that is the true strength of any organization.”

PATRICK RYAN: “For me, Toyota Pride means the products and services that we deliver to our clients.”

PAT DUPUIS: “When I meet people and I tell them proudly that I work at Toyota, it’s the reaction I get – whether it’s somebody wanting to tell me a story about their product, or just saying “Wow, you work at Toyota”. It’s, you know, you can see that Toyota is a highly-regarded company.”

STEPHEN: “There's a sense of satisfaction at the end of the day, that that you’ve been part of something bigger than yourself.”

LELAN: “I'm TCI proud.”

MILIA: “I am Toyota proud.”

LARRY: “I'm TCI proud.”

PDC TEAM: “We’re TCI proud.”

LAURA: “I'm TCI proud.”

NATHAN: “I'm TCI proud.”

A male office worker signs “I’m Toyota proud.”

MARKETING TEAM: “We are TCI proud.”

They pump their fists. Two men high five in a warehouse.
Red letters appear on a white background. We are TCI Proud.

BRUCE: “The best place I’ve ever worked in my life.”

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