Apprentice Service & Maintenance Technician - Group 1 Automotive Toyota - Medway

Inchcape; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Inchcape is offering a Level 3 Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship (light vehicle) in the United Kingdom. You will learn to carry out foundation service tasks, access wiring diagrams and technical data, and use advanced diagnostic equipment while contributing to a safe workshop environment.

The apprenticeship lasts 3 years, with a wage of £16,640 per year and a 40-hour week. Start date is 4 December 2026, closing date for applications is 20 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Responsibilities

• Carrying out foundation tasks common to all service and repair procedures
• Contributing to a safe working environment
• Accessing information such as wiring diagrams and technical data
• Using complex diagnostic, mechanical and electrical measuring equipment
• Removing, repairing/replacing components to manufacturer’s specification
• Applying advanced diagnostic principles and logical problem‑solving techniques

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Problem solving skills

Number skills

Analytical skills

Logical

Team working

Initiative

Patience

Physical fitness

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Level 2 Functional skills English & maths

Level 3 Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship Standard

Certificate meeting EU F-gas regulation (2014)

Job description

• Carrying out foundation tasks common to all service and repair procedures


• Contributing to a safe working environment


• Accessing information such as wiring diagrams and technical data


• Using complex diagnostic, mechanical and electrical measuring equipment


• Removing, repairing/replacing components to manufacturer’s specification


• Applying advanced diagnostic principles and logical problem‑solving techniques

Training

• Level 3 Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician (light vehicle) Apprenticeship Standard


• A certificate that meets the EU’s 2014 F‑gas regulation


• Level 2 Functional skills in English and maths (if required)

Please note: Off-the-job training is on a residential basis. Travel and accommodation costs covered by the employer.

What happens at the end

• Once qualified, there will be many opportunities for further advanced training and may be the chance for progression within the company

Skills

• Communication skills


• IT skills


• Attention to detail


• Organisation skills


• Problem solving skills


• Number skills


• Analytical skills


• Logical


• Team working


• Initiative


• Patience


• Physical fitness

Qualifications

• GCSE English & Maths (grade C/4 or above) - essential

Key details

• Wage: £16,640 a year


• Working week: Monday- Friday, between the hours of 8.00am and 6.00pm. May include Saturdays on a rota basis. Shifts to be confirmed.


• Hours: 40 hours per week


• Duration: 3 Years


• Start date: 2026-12-04


• Closing date: 2026-11-20


• Apprenticeship standard: Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)


• Training provider: PROVQ LIMITED

About the employer

Our approach to technology is always dynamic, never static. Rather than applying technologies in their existing forms, we see them as inspiring starting points for new developments. Always projecting forward, we think creatively and laterally, re-working and re-imagining the latest advances