Apprentice Plant Mechanic / Service Engineer / Plant Fitter

B JEFFREY (CONSTRUCTION) LTD

York (YO19 5RZ)

Closes in 26 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 February 2025


Summary

Based in York we are a long established Civil Engineering company. Large range of plant, machinery & vehicles. The role will be at our purpose built, modern workshop in Dunnington. Looking for someone to join our team. Opportunities for growth and training. 22 days paid holiday plus bank holidays. Committed to equal opportunities.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Land-based service engineer (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 7.30am - 4.00pm (may vary slightly).

39 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 1 May 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

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

  • Machine inspections
  • Fault diagnosis
  • Maintenance
  • Maintain a clean and safe working environment

Where you’ll work

Unit 6
Foxoak Park, Common Road, Dunnington
York
YO19 5RZ

Training

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

College or training organisation

ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE

Your training course

Land-based service engineer (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

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.

Your training plan

  • Land-based service engineer level 2
  • Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Initiative

About this company

Based at York, we bring two generations of experience in all areas of civil engineering and building work. We are a leading contractor covering the North of England, providing either full project management or undertaking specific elements of the works that need to be carried out. We provide a complete range of services for our clients covering every aspect of external groundwork.

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

After this apprenticeship

Progression to Land-Based Service Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Level 3.

 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

B JEFFREY (CONSTRUCTION) LTD

Joanne Thornton

joanne@bjeffreyconstruction.co.uk

01904479722

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000303177.

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Closes in 26 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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