APPRENTICE ENGINEER
EROS TOOL HIRE LTD
Bucks (HP19 8UG)
Closes on Friday 29 May 2026
Posted on 23 April 2026
Contents
Summary
Working for an independent Plant & Tool Hire company, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Team at the Aylesbury site. The role will involve maintenance and servicing of our varied Hire Plant equipment.
- Wage
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£17,680 a year
- Training course
- Land-based service engineer (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm (1 hour for lunch).
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 June 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
- Daily maintenance & servicing of Plant & Tool equipment.
- Ensure that parts are ordered in a timely manner to keep the equipment available for hire.
- Adhere to all company Health & Safety rules & regulations.
Where you'll work
Unit 7B March Place
Gatehouse Industrial Estate
Aylesbury
Bucks
HP19 8UG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Land-based service engineer (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4)
- Maths (grade 9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Customer care skills
- Strong work ethic
- Reliable & Trustworthy
- Repairing equipment interest
- Able to take instruction
About this employer
The company was established and has been trading successfully since 1969. There are currently two dedicated sites; one in High Wycombe and one in Aylesbury, covering a vast geographical region for delivery of equipment, operating across the Construction, Service & Maintenance and Event Hire markets.
Eros Hire Tools cater for both the professional and domestic markets, covering everything from specialist equipment such as Access Equipment, to generators & diggers through to the most basic of small hire tools, all of which are maintained and tested to the highest & required standards.
Our dedicated team of staff are trained and available to offer advice and assistance on both the products and services we offer and we are continually expanding and improving the range of equipment we are able to offer.
After this apprenticeship
Possible permanent employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028000.
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Closes on Friday 29 May 2026