Apprentice Land-Based Service Engineering Technician

Jemca Toyota; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled technician to handle preparation, installation, and repairs of various advanced machinery. The role requires diagnosing faults and conducting inspections in both workplace and customer sites. A blend of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic knowledge is essential, along with flexibility for seasonal work demands. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage in challenging technical aspects of agriculture and ground care technology.

Qualifications

• Blend of skills spanning mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
• Understanding of machinery interface with biological systems.
• Ability to work flexibly according to seasonal demands.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and install technologically advanced machinery.
• Diagnose and repair complex faults in equipment.
• Supervise junior colleagues during repairs.
• Conduct machinery inspections and compile condition reports.
• Create repair proposals and ensure cost-effective repairs.

Skills

Diagnosis and repair of complex faults

Preparation and installation of machinery

Supervision of junior colleagues

Conducting inspections and compiling reports

Job description

Overview

Within Land-Based engineering there are a number of options we offer, working on various types of equipment. These include Agricultural Technician (tractors, harvest, cultivation and crop protection machinery), Ground care Technician (garden, sports turf, and local grounds maintenance machinery), and Forestry Technician (chainsaws and chippers).

Responsibilities

• Preparation, installation, and handover of complex technologically advanced machinery, plant and equipment and the verification of its performance to the manufacturers' specification and customers' satisfaction


• Diagnosis and repair of complex faults in machinery, plant, and equipment


• Conducting complex repairs of machinery, equipment, and their components which may include supervising a junior colleague to assist in aspects of the repair


• Conducting inspections of machines and the compilation of machinery condition reports


• Compilation of repair proposals, estimates and quotations and the implementation of timely and cost-effective repairs

Skills, knowledge and environment

This requires a blend of skills, knowledge and behaviours, safe working and environmental practice capabilities covering power units, power trains, fabrication, mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic system applications. These will be used in the context of the machinery and equipment in the chosen industry sector. The technician will typically have an understanding of the interface between machine, biological systems and the working environment, for example, climate, soil, plant, and animals. The nature of the industry will present technical challenges ranging from simple mechanics to the diagnosis and repair of complex mechanical, electronic and telemetry systems. These operations may take place in the employer's workplace or on the customer's site, requiring flexible working hours as dictated by seasonal requirements. Technicians may be called upon to advise customers and support work colleagues.