Apprentice Plant Engineer

Summary

We would like to invite you to come and join us in this exciting opportunity. We have supplied plant and equipment hire services to customers for over 55 years and maintain and repair a wide variety of machines. Yes, that’s right, over 2,500! So, if you have a keen interest in plant machinery and love to get your hands dirty, please apply.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

Land-based service engineer (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 10 August 2026

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• The role will involve undertaking service and maintenance tasks under the direct supervision of an experienced mentor commensurate with experience and level of training
• You will gain experience with a dedicated mentor who will help build up your knowledge on electrics, hydraulics, engines and systems
• You will be working on a variety of Plant Machinery such as JCB's to Bomag Rollers

Where you'll work

Philpott's Yard, Gravel Road
Main Road
Sutton at Hone
Dartford
DA4 9HQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WILTSHIRE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

Training course

Land-based service engineer (level 2)

What you'll learn

• Prepare and reinstate the work area for land-based engineering activities.
• Clean land-based machinery and equipment.
• Select and use PPE, tools and equipment required to undertake land-based engineering activities.
• Prepare land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment for service, maintenance and repair activities.
• Prepare parts, components and sub-assemblies prior to reassembly, including inspecting, cleaning, refurbishing, sharpening, resealing, straightening, and balancing.
• Refit and re-assemble parts, components and sub-assemblies, ensuring their compatibility and relationship including timing and alignment.
• Select the appropriate lifting, supporting and securing equipment.
• Apply thermal bonding and separation methods to join, fabricate and repair materials and components.
• Complete organisational documentation and reports.
• Carry out work in compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
• Lift, support and secure loads, land-based machinery, equipment and assemblies.
• Setup land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment to meet customer requirements.
• Connect, attach and fit land-based machinery equipment to prime movers.
• Service and maintain land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to manufacturer’s recommendations.
• Adopt safe working practices that ensure personal safety and the safety of others and the environment.
• Conduct static and basic operational inspections and check compliance with legislative safety requirements and system tests to establish actions to be taken.
• Interrogate control systems to view error codes, reset indicators and verify software updates.
• Carry out checks and tests to ensure prime-movers, machinery and equipment meet manufacturers specifications before and after repair.
• Identify and follow technical documentation and perform hydraulic or electrical repair activities on land-based machinery.
• Perform transmission or engine repair activities on land-based machinery.
• Record and interpret technical information relating to land-based service, maintenance and repair operations.
• Apply the principles of customer care when dealing with internal and external customers relevant to own role.
• Maintain service and warranty records, record data and report findings to stakeholders.
• Carry out pre delivery inspections and conduct assembly as required on land-based equipment and prime movers.
• Check settings and make adjustments on land-based equipment to meet customer requirements.
• Carry out land-based machinery inspections.
• Prepare and reinstate the work area for land-based engineering activities.
• Clean land-based machinery and equipment.
• Select and use PPE, tools and equipment required to undertake land-based engineering activities.
• Prepare land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment for service, maintenance and repair activities.
• Prepare parts, components and sub-assemblies prior to reassembly, including inspecting, cleaning, refurbishing, sharpening, resealing, straightening, and balancing.
• Refit and re-assemble parts, components and sub-assemblies, ensuring their compatibility and relationship including timing and alignment.
• Select the appropriate lifting, supporting and securing equipment.
• Apply thermal bonding and separation methods to join, fabricate and repair materials and components.
• Complete organisational documentation and reports.
• Carry out work in compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
• Lift, support and secure loads, land-based machinery, equipment and assemblies.
• Setup land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment to meet customer requirements.
• Connect, attach and fit land-based machinery equipment to prime movers.
• Service and maintain land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to manufacturer’s recommendations.
• Adopt safe working practices that ensure personal safety and the safety of others and the environment.
• Conduct static and basic operational inspections and check compliance with legislative safety requirements and system tests to establish actions to be taken.
• Interrogate control systems to view error codes, reset indicators and verify software updates.
• Carry out checks and tests to ensure prime-movers, machinery and equipment meet manufacturers specifications before and after repair.
• Identify and follow technical documentation and perform hydraulic or electrical repair activities on land-based machinery.
• Perform transmission or engine repair activities on land-based machinery.
• Record and interpret technical information relating to land-based service, maintenance and repair operations.
• Apply the principles of customer care when dealing with internal and external customers relevant to own role.
• Maintain service and warranty records, record data and report findings to stakeholders.
• Carry out pre delivery inspections and conduct assembly as required on land-based equipment and prime movers.
• Check settings and make adjustments on land-based equipment to meet customer requirements.
• Carry out land-based machinery inspections.

Training schedule

• You will be working towards your Land Based Service Engineer Level 2, which takes 24 months. You will then move onto the Land Based Service Technician Level 3, which will take 12 months to complete
• College will be on block release and you will be required to stay away from home

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English Language (grade 4)
• Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience

Other requirements

The role will involve working outside in all weathers and lifting heavy objects.