Land Based Service Engineer Apprenticeship

Land Based Service Engineers will typically work on the employer’s premises under supervision and where appropriate and safe to do so work on their own initiative.

They work on a diverse range of tasks and machinery, plant and equipment specific to their sector within the land-based engineering industry.

For example this could include:

Preparation of new and second-hand machinery for sale or hire
Pre-delivery inspection of machinery carried out in accordance with manufacturer’s and employer’s procedures
Performing routine service and maintenance operations in accordance with manufacturer’s schedules and employer’s instructions
The preparation of equipment for repair for example, cleaning, dismantling and reassembly of machinery and their component parts, this may be carried out under supervision or in accordance with procedures or written briefs
Conducting routine machine operation and systems testing.
Handing over machinery plant and equipment to the control and use of others in the workplace. For example a senior technician
These operations typically take place under the supervision of a senior technician in the workplace or on the customer’s site, in which case work may be undertaken outdoors. The nature of the job role presents challenges ranging from routine maintenance to the repair of elementary mechanical faults. This requires a diverse blend of skills, industry underpinning knowledge and the disciplines required for environmental and safe working practice.

WHAT APPRENTICES WILL LEARN
Environmental, safe working and legal requirements
Use of specialist tools and equipment
Thermally and chemically joining metals and components
Advanced technical and engineering principles of land-based engineering machinery, plant and equipment
Service, maintenance and repair principles and practices for complex machinery, plant and equipment
Accessing, interpreting and applying technical data
Diagnosing faults and verifying machinery