Apprentice Vehicle Technician

Group 1 Automotive; Hale; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Exclusive retail discounts

Car discounts & servicing offers

Company pension

Family-friendly policies

Cycle-to-work scheme

Wellbeing support

24/7 access to healthcare

Volunteer day

Share purchase plan

Referral rewards

Training and development opportunities

Life assurance

Job summary

Group 1 Automotive – Toyota Medway is offering an Apprentice Vehicle Technician role designed to train you while you work on real vehicles. You will earn while you learn and gain qualifications with brand guidance.

You will join a friendly team and contribute to servicing and fault-finding across modern cars. As part of the apprenticeship, you’ll develop customer-focused skills, log service records, and progress academically with support from the provider and the dealership.

Qualifications

• Punctuality and timekeeping are essential.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Great team player with strong communication skills.
• Drive to exceed targets.
• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths, English and Science.

Responsibilities

• Servicing vehicles and carrying out checks and maintenance per brand guidelines.
• Identifying, repairing and replacing faulty components and parts.
• Liaising with Service Advisors about required repairs or vehicle work.
• Maintaining repair and service records.
• Learn and demonstrate tidiness of the work bay and surroundings.
• Consider the customer impact on any vehicle activity, with a customer-centric approach.
• Meet the academic requirements of the apprenticeship and progress with the provider.

Skills

Punctuality/timekeeping

Team player/communication

Work well under pressure

Drive to exceed targets

GCSE Maths/English/Science

Education

GCSEs or equivalent in Maths, English and Science

Job description

Apprentice Vehicle Technician –Toyota Medway

Learn skills that will set you up for life.

Join our fun and friendly team as an Apprentice Vehicle Technician and start earning right away while you gain your new qualifications. As the automotive industry changes and evolves, so will you – and we’ll be there to support you. This is a place where you can explore new opportunities and career ambitions while learning from the best.

What we can offer you

• Enjoy 33 days of annual leave(including bank holidays) to rest and recharge
• Save money every day withour exclusive retail discounts
• Drive a great dealwith discounts on new and used cars, plus servicing offers
• Plan for the years aheadwith our company pension scheme
• Balance home and workwith our industry-leading family-friendly policies designed to help you spend more time with the people that matter
• Commute for lesswith our cycle-to-work scheme
• Prioritise your wellbeingwith dedicated support for you and your family
• 24/7 access to healthcare professionals, ensuring you get the expert advice you need quickly and easily
• Make a differencewith a paid day to volunteer in your community
• Invest in your futurewith our company share purchase plan
• Earn financial rewardswhen you refer a friend to join the team
• Keep learning and growingwith our training and development opportunities for everyone.
• Life assurancewith the option to increase cover

What you’ll do day to day

• Servicing our vehicles – you’ll be carrying out checks and maintenance in accordance with brand guidelines.
• Identifying, repairing and replacing components and parts that are faults.
• Liaising with our Service Advisors about required repairs or vehicle work.
• Maintaining repair and service records.
• Learn and demonstrate work bay and surrounding area tidiness.
• To always consider the customer impact on any activity with the vehicle, demonstrating our customer-centric approach.
• To satisfy the academic requirements of the apprenticeship – engage with our provider and ensure course progress.

and many more!

Helpful skills and qualifications

Don’t worry about ticking off every single skill here− if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you.

• Punctual and being great at timekeeping
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Great team player and communication skills
• Drive to exceed targets
• GCSE (or equivalent) in Math’s, English and Science

We value diversity and believe it strengthens our team. If you don’t meet every requirement listed but are enthusiastic about this role and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.

Be part of something big

Group 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We are home to over 7000 colleagues dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, with 114 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail.

But you don’t need to love cars to work with us

just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.

Our Values

At Group 1 Automotive we pride ourselves on our five core values that are incorporated in all we that do.

Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork – Professionalism

These are the principles that every member of our team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how we interact with the local community and even how we view each other in the team.