Apprentice Workshop Engineer
TAG FORKLIFT TRUCKS LTD
Manchester (M17 1RW)
Closes in 19 days (Thursday 29 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 May 2025
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Summary
To carry out maintenance of Hire fleet from off hire, servicing and pre delivery inspections to a high standard. Other more in depth repairs, mast, engine, transmission, steering etc are also carried out assisting our skilled engineers
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Lift truck and powered access engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday
(8.00am- 4.30pm)
40 Hrs a Week
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 4 months
- Positions available
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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
- Assisting Skilled Engineers
- Completing all housekeeping tasks
- Carry out mentored repairs
- Using diagnostic software with assistance
- Completing job reports using our Operating system
Where you'll work
Unit 10
Broadoak Business Park, Ashburton Road West, Trafford Park
Manchester
M17 1RW
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
- Block Release at Stephenson College, Coalville
- Functional skills, If necessary
- On the job training
- Off the job training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
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
- Good Listener
- Fast learner
- Reliable
- Honest
- Ambitious
- IT Proficient
Other requirements
Some Saturday morning may be required to complete Urgent repairs Early starts will be required for the Field especially.
About this company
Tag forklift truck services are an established company who have been trading for thirty years, a family run business built from one man in a van to 25+ employees, We carry out repairs, hire and sales of all Forklift trucks and handling and access equipment. We like to provide a honest and reliable service to all of our customers.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression within the Company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE SMB GROUP
Apprenticeship Department
apprenticeships@smbgroup.ac.uk
01530519001
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317561.
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Closes in 19 days (Thursday 29 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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