Job Specifications
The role in a nutshell: Facilitate, cultivate and develop a business-wide culture of continuous improvement. This will be achieved by leading Continuous Improvement delivery & training members across Kinto UK. You will use proven Toyota Principles including Toyota Production Systems (TPS), Toyota Ways of Working and Kaizen.
Why should you apply for this role?
"Joining our Continuous Improvement team means stepping into the heart of the Toyota Management System. You'll work directly with Toyota's world‑class improvement methods, helping teams visualise their processes, solve real problems and embed sustainable improvements. It's a role with exceptional development opportunities, you'll learn from TPS experts, lead meaningful change, and build a skillset that supports long‑term growth within Toyota and the wider KINTO/TFS family."
A bit about TPS: The People & Culture department provide Human Resources, Learning & Development and Continuous Improvement services across TFSUK, KINTO UK (KUK) and KINTO Join Ltd (KJL). The Continuous Improvement team is responsible for nurturing a work environment where employees are constantly developing, identifying opportunities for improvements in the workplace.
What you'll be doing:
Be the SME, Promaster & support the business with our Standardisation tool Process Manager
Participate in continuous improvement (Kaizen) activities by supporting the visualisation & mapping of current processes and defining their ideal state
Work in a team of business collaborators to improve the operations in the business area
Support problem solving & Kaizen workshops
Assist TPS subject experts to identify process improvement areas, act a Champion to embed TPS and Kaizen into the organisation
Create, maintain and track relevant KPIs to monitor Kaizen progress and report on progress to management
Support key projects as required by gathering, identifying and analysing data to identify opportunities for improvements
Create training material on lean management and problem solving & cascade across the organisation
Standardise and visualise operation processes to support system development journey
Support Annual TFSUK/EAR/Global Kaizen Competitions & UK competition winner entry
Take an active interest in the overall fleet management and wider automotive industry and its evolution by engaging with experts, reading relevant publications and connecting with experts
How you could stretch this role:
Support Annual TFSUK/KINTO UK/EAR/Global Kaizen Competitions & UK competition winner entry
Ad hoc support in Continuous Improvement with our key partners and suppliers
Delivering Toyota Way training to other SFC/KINTO entities across EAR
Best practice sharing across EAR/ Kinto EU
Requirements
Key Experience & Skills:
Ability to map, analyse and visualise data in Excel
Project management experience and familiarity with project management tools
Hands on and meticulous approach in mapping current process condition and identifying process gaps
Strong team working skill and resourcefulness
Attributes & Behaviours:
Strong time management and organisational skills
Enthusiastic, challenge motivated and driven to implement high standard productivity across the business
Analytical, process driven and data focused approach to work
Resourceful and self-motivated
This position will be working for KINTO-UK Ltd which is a Mobility Brand owned by the Toyota Group, offices located in Portsmouth. KINTO-UK share their HR function with Toyota Financial Services (TFS) in the UK, however the job being advertised will not be working directly for Toyota Financial Services.
Benefits
Competitive starting salary
Bonus earning potential
25 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday
Great pension scheme starting at employee (EE) contribution of 4% with an employer (ER) contribution of 11%. This can flex up to 6% EE contribution and 15% ER contribution
Company Car Scheme following passing of probation
Private Medical Cover
Life assurance scheme
Discounts on different retailers
Wellbeing hour each month
Discounts on Toyota & Lexus cars
Volunteer Days
Wellbeing events
Employee assistance programmes
Free fruit in the office
Free onsite car parking
Working Hours 37.5 per week Monday - Friday
Hybrid working policy 2 days from home each week should you want to
KINTO UK is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from anyone who is excited by the opportunity of joining us and will thoroughly consider all applications without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.
OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS
At KINTO we value everyone and are pleased to be recognised as a Disability Confident Employer, which is a national standard that ensures our processes are accessible to all.
Everyone is unique, and that means what works for some may not work for everyone. When it comes to recruitment, please do let us know
About the Company
Based in Epsom, Surrey, Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC offers a range of innovative finance and insurance products to drive the future of mobility. Whether it’s a brand new Toyota or Lexus, an approved used vehicle, a light commercial vehicle or a new business fleet, our flexible finance packages are built around our customers mobility needs.
Lexus Financial Services and Redline Financial Services are trading names of Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC.
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