Manufacturing Magazine November 2024 | Page 30

LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT IN MANUFACTURING
Janette , like many leaders in the sector , goes beyond the manufacturing shop floor . With a bachelors in Chemistry from Purdue University in Lafayette , Indiana , promoting education and careers in manufacturing has always been important to her .
She ’ s a strong advocate , who champions diversity and inclusion activities for women , young professionals and hispanic / latino communities . Janette serves on the board of nonprofits for the Evansville Diversity Lecture Series , MTM Women Inspiring Women , and Evansville High School Engineering Development Program .
Janette Hostettler , Vice President of Manufacturing , Toyota Kentucky

Janette Hostettler has always said in interviews that she lives by the words of Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky – you ’ ll lose 100 % of the shots you don ’ t take . There are few shots she doesn ’ t take these days , as Vice President of Manufacturing at Toyota Kentucky & Group Vice President of Toyota Motor North America .

Responsible for managing vehicle manufacturing and production at Toyota ’ s largest global manufacturing facility , Janette joined the company in
2000 as a quality engineering specialist . She went on to hold leadership roles throughout the manufacturing process – in pilot production , quality and plant engineering , plastics and paint .
In 2017 Janette was promoted to general manager , leading final vehicle assembly for Toyota ’ s Sequoia , Sienna and Highlander models . Prior to her current role , she was Senior Vice President of Manufacturing at Mazda Toyota Manufacturing where she was responsible for the plant ’ s production system , quality department , and hiring and training for 4,000 team members .
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