Apprentice Workshop Engineer - Culina Tilbury
CROWN LIFT TRUCKS LIMITED
Tilbury (RM18 7EH)
Closes on Friday 20 June 2025
Posted on 8 May 2025
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Summary
As a workshop engineer, you will service and repair forklifts. You will be trained in all aspects of service engineering within the industry, including getting hands-on with hydraulics, LPG and electric systems – putting your skills to the test daily to find the problem and fix it. Learn how to install, repair and carry out planned maintenance.
- Wage
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£16,744 a year
- Training course
- Lift truck and powered access engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday - 8 hours per day, shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 August 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
- Learn how to install, repair and carry out planned maintenance of customer forklift trucks to Crown specifications. Undertake an appropriate engineering apprenticeship, completing set modules on time and attending college as necessary.
- Work shadow a colleague, and develop an understanding of workshop procedures through on job training.
- Attend manufacturers training and other training courses as appropriate.
- Learn Crown administrative procedures, and how to complete worksheets, timesheets etc.
- Assist in keeping customer trucks secure and clean whilst in the workshop.
- Ensure security and correct use and issue of all tools and spares issued.
- Understand and adhere to all Crown Company, legislative and Health and Safety procedures.
- Under close supervision, ensures all work undertaken meets industry and Crown work standards.
- To build and maintain good relationships with customers, colleagues and managers.
- Undertakes other duties which Crown may from time to time reasonably request.
Where you'll work
Berth 45, Tilbury Docks
Tilbury
RM18 7EH
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
You will complete a 2 week block once every 6-8 weeks at SMB College in Leicester.
Lift truck and Powered Access Engineering Technician Level 3 Standard.
You will also complete training throughout your apprenticeship at our award-winning Demonstrated by Performance training centre in Birmingham.
By the end you will achieve a qualification which aligns with the following professional recognition:
- Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) for Engineering Technician.
- Institute of the Motor Industry for Associate Member.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
Engineering (grade 4)BTEC or equivalent in:
Engineering (grade Pass)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
- Aptitude for practical science
About this company
Since its entry into the material handling industry in the 1960s, Crown Equipment Corporation has earned a reputation for exceptional product design, engineering and manufacturing of its award-winning line of electric lift trucks. From our smallest pallet truck to our highest lifting VNA truck, our goal is to always provide the user with the safest, most efficient and ergonomic forklift truck possible. Crown supports customers with a wide selection of electric forklift trucks ranging from pallet trucks to very narrow-aisle VNA trucks. Our brand promise is: “Crown designs, manufactures, distributes, services and supports material handling products that provide customers with superior value.” Quality and performance are the foundation of Crown’s success. Since our inception, our company culture has always been about people performing and working as a team to ensure that quality is built into every forklift truck we make. Crown’s headquarters, manufacturing facilities and network of branches offer diverse and challenging careers in a broad range of professional and vocational roles.
After this apprenticeship
We care about your personal growth within Crown, and we strive to provide avenues to reach your career goals. Your career development path provides ongoing mentoring and mechanisms to enhance your skills and knowledge.
Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will become a new engineer with the opportunity to become a fully-fledged Crown engineer. There are future opportunities to become a technical engineer, service team leader and field service manager.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CROWN LIFT TRUCKS LIMITED
Sam Ivey
sam.ivey@crown.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319384.
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Closes on Friday 20 June 2025
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