Land Based Service Engineer Apprenticeship

This occupation is typically found in the agricultural, horticultural, landscape contracts, forestry, professional sports turf, garden machinery, and amenities sectors.

The land-based engineering sector provides the after sales support of a diverse range of machinery and equipment.

The machinery and equipment supported includes mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronic and robotic systems.

Land-based service engineers typically work within their employers’ workshops. They also assist skilled technicians with repair work on customer sites. Work may be undertaken outdoors requiring flexible working hours dictated by seasonal demands.

Employers range from small to large.  They offer technical support to their customers and businesses to maintain their equipment. These include golf courses, amenity providers, contractors, farming estates, hire companies and dealership networks.

Land-based service engineers maintain and service a diverse range of machinery and equipment.

They assemble and carry out pre-delivery inspection of new machinery and equipment.

They prepare used machinery and equipment for resale or hire and fit aftermarket accessories.

A land-based service engineer will clean and decontaminate machinery and equipment.

They complete routine maintenance, service, repairs and diagnostics. They will remove and refit components and sub-assemblies.

The individual will also operate land-based machinery and equipment to perform function tests where qualified to do so.

They have an appreciation of how the land-based machinery operations impact upon, the environment, sustainability, contamination, machinery set-up, customer and maintenance requirements.

Land-based service engineers interact with internal and external customers. This comprises of colleagues, suppliers, manufacturers, business to business customers and the general public.

They will typically report to a land-based service engineering technician.

Employees in this occupation will complete work to specification on schedule whilst meeting quality requirements.

They are required to comply with relevant policies and procedures including environmental and health and safety.

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