Apprentice Forklift Service Engineer

Summary

💷 Earn & 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓 Learn + company benefits! We would love the opportunity to invest in you! Are you someone looking to get into an apprenticeship and build a career as an engineer? This apprenticeship is suitable for someone who has left school and/or is new to the industry.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course

Lift truck and powered access engineering technician (level 3)

Hours

You will complete your knowledge elements in college and your competency elements from your workplace job card. You will be required to have at least 6 hours a week off-the-job training during your apprenticeship.

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

3

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

🌟 We would love your help with:

⚙️ Committing to learning on the job; developing an understanding of diesel, gas and electric forklifts and learning procedures for maintenance.

⚙️ Carrying out maintenance and repairs on forklift trucks and other material handling equipment.

⚙️ Attending college and using the knowledge gained from on-the-job training.

⚙️ Completing course-related assignments and company training programs.

⚙️ Feeding back to management with information regarding your progress and college work.

✅ Because we are independent, every challenge is new and different, and we would really welcome your help and can not wait to get you trained up.

Where you'll work

Here at Stacatruc, we have a great welcoming team which are spread across the nation. Head office is based in Berkshire, with depots in the Midlands, Greater Manchester, East Anglia. We are looking for our apprentices to be based at our HQ or Greater Manchester depot. The position is a hybrid position until you are qualified then it is field based.

Training

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

College or training organisation

THE SMB GROUP

Your training course

Lift truck and powered access engineering technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards relevant to lift truck or powered access machines.
Obtain and interpret lift truck and powered access machine technical data and repair instructions.
Use tools, workshop equipment, diagnostic and measuring equipment when carrying out maintenance and repairs.
Perform preventative maintenance activities on lift truck and powered access machines.
Perform inspections on lift truck and powered access machines in compliance with Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) regulations.
Remove and replace mechanical, electrical and hydraulic components.
Apply diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to diagnose faults on lift truck or powered access machine systems.
Carry out functional testing and quality checks on repaired lift truck or powered access machine components and systems.
Carry out repairs and make required adjustments.
Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, work sheets, checklists.
Check and maintain stock.
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
Prepare and maintain a clean, tidy and safe working area.
Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, in compliance with quality, safety, sustainability and environmental standards and guidance.
Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Store and maintain tools, workshop equipment, diagnostic and measuring equipment for maintenance and repairs.
Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards relevant to lift truck or powered access machines.
Obtain and interpret lift truck and powered access machine technical data and repair instructions.
Use tools, workshop equipment, diagnostic and measuring equipment when carrying out maintenance and repairs.
Perform preventative maintenance activities on lift truck and powered access machines.
Perform inspections on lift truck and powered access machines in compliance with Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) regulations.
Remove and replace mechanical, electrical and hydraulic components.
Apply diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to diagnose faults on lift truck or powered access machine systems.
Carry out functional testing and quality checks on repaired lift truck or powered access machine components and systems.
Carry out repairs and make required adjustments.
Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, work sheets, checklists.
Check and maintain stock.
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
Prepare and maintain a clean, tidy and safe working area.
Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, in compliance with quality, safety, sustainability and environmental standards and guidance.
Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Store and maintain tools, workshop equipment, diagnostic and measuring equipment for maintenance and repairs.

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

We would love the opportunity to invest in you! This is a great opportunity for someone looking to get into an apprenticeship and build a career as an engineer.

This apprenticeship is suitable for someone who has left school and/or is new to the industry. If you are looking to change your career path this could be the opportunity to transfer a skill set you already have acquired?

This is an Advanced Apprenticeship which focuses on remove, refit, service, and inspection of units during the first two years and then a third year on fault diagnosis.

At the end of the apprenticeship, you will be a qualified Level 3 Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineer, with the ability to attend customer sites, diagnose the problem and have the ability to either economically repair or replace parts where necessary.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths GCSE (grade 9-4 (A*-C equivalent))

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience

Other requirements

⚙️ Full UK driving license or in process of achieving. ⚙️ Working out doors. ⚙️ Heavy lifting. ⚙️ All weather.

About this company

🚀Our mission is straight forward; we want to independently support businesses in optimising the movement of materials and products! Where our people deliver exceptional service and sustainable solutions for our customers. To create a better working environment for our customers and their employees.

https://stacatruc.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

⚙️ 23 Days annual leave plus bank holidays ⚙️ Cycle to work scheme ⚙️ Life Assurance ⚙️ Long-term service recognition ⚙️ Pension scheme, inc Ethical Fund to build retirement pot! ⚙️ Optional well-being sessions each week ⚙️ Costco Card

After this apprenticeship

Field Service Engineer
Field Service Team Leader
Operations Manager

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