Service Technician

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Aylesford; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance related pay

YuLife – Wellbeing membership

Achievers – recognition platform

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Toyota Automated Logistics at the Tesco Aylesford site seeks a Service Technician to perform maintenance, ensure equipment availability and health & safety compliance across installations.

You will work shifts including nights, bring City & Guilds / NVQ level 3+ in mechanical or electrical maintenance, and have maintenance planning experience in an FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds / NVQ level 3+ in mechanical/electrical maintenance.
• Willing to work shifts including nights.
• Experience with maintenance planning.

Responsibilities

• Ensure top condition of the installations and equipment.
• Perform maintenance, preventives and corrective work with colleagues.
• Resolve mechanical, electrical and control faults.

Skills

Customer-focused

Flexible

Proactive attitude

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ level 3+ in maintenance mechanical/electrical

Job description

Aylesford, United Kingdom, United Kingdom.

At Toyota Automated Logistics, you actively shape the future of intelligent intralogistics. As part of Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), we are a global partner for integrated warehouse automation solutions. Founded in April 2026, we bring together the strengths of Bastian Solutions, viastore, and Vanderlande’s warehousing business under one unified brand.

Together, we develop scalable automation systems, intelligent software, and end‑to‑end services across the entire lifecycle for customers around the world. Our ambition is clear: to set industry benchmarks and actively shape the future of intralogistics.

Effective April 1, 2026, Toyota Automated Logistics brings together Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande’s warehousing business, and viastore under one unified brand. During this transition phase, parts of our recruitment activities and communication may still be conducted via legacy company systems and email domains.

Your role

Working within our Tesco Aylesford site, the Service Technician will be performing maintenance duties to ensure productivity and output, equipment availability, health & safety compliance and quality. You will be performing the following tasks:

• Ensuring a top condition of the various installations
• Responsible for performing malfunction and maintenance work as well as carrying out preventive and periodic maintenance, in collaboration with colleagues.
• Resolving mechanical, electrical and any control technical faults

What we expect from you

As a Service Technician you make an important contribution to customer satisfaction, whereby the continuity of the customer process is central. You therefore have an enthusiastic and proactive attitude and are flexible. We expect the following of you:

• You are in the possession of a City & Guilds / NVQ level 3 or above in maintenance mechanical / electrical discipline.
• Willing to work shifts includingnights
• Experience with maintenance planning

What we see as a nice to have:

• You have gained experience within an FMCG manufacturing or automated environment
• Experience in training/coaching

What we offer:

• Performance related pay
• YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
• Achievers – An award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods, vouchers and discounts.
• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Toyota Automated Logistics, we believe diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, and base our hiring decisions on qualifications, potential, and motivation. Support or adjustments during the application process are available upon request.