Service Technician

Vanderlande Industries B.V.; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance related pay

288 Hours Holiday

Aviva Medical Cover & Pension

YuLife – Wellbeing membership with GP

Achievers – recognition platform

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Vanderlande Industries B.V. is seeking a Service Technician for the Tesco Aylesford site. You will perform maintenance to ensure productivity, equipment availability, and safety compliance across installations.

The role requires City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3 in maintenance mechanical or electrical, willingness to work shifts including nights, and experience with maintenance planning. We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Ensure installations are kept in top condition.
• Perform malfunction and maintenance work; carry out preventive and periodic maintenance with colleagues.
• Resolve mechanical, electrical and control faults.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Willing to work nights

Education

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

Job description

Job Title Service Technician Job Description

The company 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 including nights
• Experience with maintenance planning

Nice to have

• 18th Edition (BS 7671 / wiring regs)
• You have gained experience within an FMCG manufacturing or automated environment
• Experience in training/coaching

What we offer

• Performance related pay
• 288 Hours Holiday
• Aviva Medical Cover & Pension
• 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.

About Vanderlande

Every day, millions of people rely on Vanderlande without even knowing it. From baggage checked in at the airport to parcels on their way to someone’s doorstep, our automation solutions help keep the world moving. Vanderlande designs, delivers, and supports automation technology, operational software, and lifecycle services for leading airports and parcel operations worldwide. Across more than 100 countries, our customers rely on us to keep their operations moving reliably, efficiently, and sustainably. Behind every solution are the people who make it happen. At Vanderlande, how we work matters just as much as what we deliver. Our values, Every Day Better, We Care, and Team Play, guide how we collaborate, support each other, and create value for our customers. Here, you can work with colleagues across disciplines and cultures, contribute to work that makes a difference, and build your future in an organisation that invites you to grow. Explore what is possible at Vanderlande and discover how you can make an impact. Aspire. Grow. Achieve. Together.