Apprentice Agricultural Service Engineer
CLAAS UK LIMITED
Norfolk, NR19 2HR
Closes on Friday 28 March 2025
Posted on 14 February 2025
Contents
Summary
This is a great time to consider an apprenticeship with CLAAS UK, with the need for skilled people within the agricultural industry rising as technology continues to advance. Our forward-thinking dealers recognise the need to provide practical experience to a new workforce, alongside a structured learning programme at our Academy in Saxham.
- Wage
- Competitive
- Training course
- Land-based service engineer (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8.00am- 4.00pm.
Due to the nature of our industry, you will be required to work overtime as demand dictates; this is extensive especially during the harvest period (Please note, under 18s hours are restricted to 40 per week).
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 7 July
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
As an apprentice working for our CLAAS MANNS dealership in Norfolk, you will:
- Work on the full range of CLAAS machines, alongside complimentary products from the dealer’s franchises
- Assist with the servicing of agricultural machinery
- Assist with pre delivery inspections on new machines
- Assist with the diagnosis and repair of complex faults in agricultural machinery
- Participate in off the job learning
- Keep the workplace clean and tidy
Where you’ll work
Main Road
Great Fransham
Dereham
Norfolk
NR19 2HR
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
CLAAS UK LIMITED
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
- Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
- Attend the CLAAS Academy in Bury St Edmunds for block training over the 2-year apprenticeship programme along with participating in virtual learning when instructed
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Due to the nature of our industry, you will be required to work overtime as demand dictates; this is extensive especially during the harvest period. (Please note, when you are under 18, your hours are restricted to 40 per week)
About this company
MANNS is part of the CLAAS global agricultural machinery business, and we sell and service a comprehensive range of high- quality harvesting equipment and tractors. Employing over 100 staff, MANNS provide a complete service for their customers from Machinery Sales through to After Sales, Service, Parts supply and Finance support from CLAAS Finance.
After this apprenticeship
- On successful completion of the apprenticeship programme, you will have the opportunity to progress onto the Level 3 Apprenticeship Programme. Post apprenticeship you will be offered structured career progression and enjoy career longevity with our continuous training programme within the CLAAS Academy
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CLAAS UK LIMITED
Kerry Fillingham
cukapprenticeships@claas.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000304071.
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Closes on Friday 28 March 2025
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Company’s application instructions
To apply, email a CV and covering letter to cukapprenticeships@claas.com