Jobs at Toyota in United Kingdom

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Toyota

Reading, United Kingdom

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19.08.2025

03.10.2025

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The Role

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technicians have the following knowledge and understanding:

• How vehicle service and repair is impacted by legislative, regulatory and ethical requirements, including health and safety law and environmental procedures;

• The structure of the industry and how the business works from an operational perspective, business targets, the systems and processes that make up the efficient running of a business;

• How to develop positive working relationships and communicate effectively and how to carry out self-evaluation and improve own performance;

• The procedures for the maintenance of tools and the workshop;

• Routine servicing and inspection procedures;

• Steering and suspension geometries; electrical circuit requirements and calculations;

• Construction and operation of vehicle components and systems;

• Common fault types, causes and effects of different types of faults;

• The implications and legal requirements of fitting accessories and carrying out vehicle modifications;

• How to diagnose faults using suitable fault finding strategies;

• Construction and operation of advanced electrical, braking and suspension systems, engine and transmission systems and engine and gear calculations;

• Vehicle emissions and legal requirements;

• Alternative fuels and hybrid and electric systems.

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technicians require the following skills, and will be able to:

• Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop.

• Demonstrate due regard for own safety and that of others in the workshop and minimise risk of injury and vehicle damage.

• Carry out fundamental tasks associated with removal and replacement procedures on a vehicle;

• Obtain diagnostic and repair information

• Interpret diagnostic information and use electrical wiring diagrams to determine system serviceability.

• Use a range of diagnostic equipment.

• Follow recognised diagnostic procedures, logical diagnostic sequence and apply advanced diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to establish faults.

• Report faults using company procedures and recommend suitable further actions.

• Follow recognised repair procedures to complete a wide range of repairs including those which involve complex procedures, or in depth knowledge.

• Test the function of repaired and fitted components.

• Adhere to business processes and complete documentation following workplace procedures.

• Use ICT to create emails, word-process documents and carry out web based searches.

• Complete a range of services and inspect and prepare a vehicle to the required quality standard for handover to the customer.

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technicians demonstrate the following behaviours:

• Take responsibility when required and be honest and accountable when things do not go as planned

• Operate as an effective team member

• Behave in accordance with the values of the company and treat colleagues and customers with respect and courtesy.

• Build effective relationships with colleagues and customers

• Gain trust and pay attention to colleagues and customers concerns and needs

• Communicate effectively on a range of topics and with all sorts of different people

• Deliver excellent results and achieve challenging goals.

• Contribute to problem solving discussions and enjoy finding solutions to own and other people’s problems.

• Suggest ways to make the business more efficient and contribute to its commercial growth.

• Constantly learn in order to improve own performance and that of the business

• Share knowledge and skills.

• Demonstrate a passion for engineering.

What you will bring

• Have a keen interest in Motor Vehicles
• Have a basic understanding of IT Microsoft packages
• A high level of enthusiasm and determination
• Preferably have a GSCE grade “C” or above in Maths, English and Science