Land-Based Service Engineering Technician Level 3 Standard

Anyone who is responsible for maintaining a range of machinery, plant and equipment in sectors such as agriculture, forestry and horticulture.

Roles/Occupations may include:  LBSE Technicians typically work on site utilising their own initiative in a customer facing role. They are often called upon to mentor and supervise junior colleagues and dispense advice to customers on machinery selection. Typically, they are involved in all aspects of;

• Preparation, installation and handover of complex technologically advanced machinery, plant and equipment and the verification of its performance to the manufacturer’s 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

Individual employers will determine their own entry requirements, but the typical entry requirements for this Apprenticeship will be Maths and English GCSE at a 4 or above.

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This Land-Based Service Engineering Technician Apprenticeship is flexibly taught at our London Road campus, with a delivery model to be discussed and identified with the employer prior to enrolment.

If you have secured an employer or are already in work and your employer is willing to support your training, you can apply online. If you haven’t got an employer, you can still apply for the equivalent full-time course and we will interview you and progress your application. You will be able to transfer your place if you successfully find an employer. If after reading this factsheet, you are still undecided about the course most suitable for you, please drop in to one of our Open Evenings, ring the Apprenticeship Team on 01743 653444 or email apprenticeships@scg.ac.uk