Motor vehicle breakdown engineer

In your day-to-day duties you could:

• respond to breakdown calls from the control centre
•  make sure the vehicle, driver and passengers are safe
•  examine the vehicle to find and diagnose the fault
•  carry out roadside repairs
•  tow or transport the vehicle to a garage if major repair work is needed
•  arrange transport for the driver of the broken down vehicle
•  complete record sheets for each job

• the ability to use, repair and maintain machines and tools
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• the ability to use your initiative
• analytical thinking skills
• the ability to repair machines or systems
• persistence and determination
• the ability to work well with others
• customer service skills
• to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

You can get into this job through:

• a college course
• an apprenticeship
• applying directly

With experience, you could become a supervisor or manager, or move into training.