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About the Role
This 3-year programme provides the essential knowledge, skills, and behaviours for service technicians by working on a range of lift trucks and powered access machines. Suitable for anyone interested in engineering, where during the first two years focus is on removal, refit, service, and inspection and then a third year on fault diagnosis.
Wage
- £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
- National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
- The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.
Hours
- Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm (breaks to be confirmed)
- 40 hours a week
Start date
- Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration
- 3 years
Positions available
- 1
What you'll do at 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:
- Acquire the skills to be able to service, maintain and repair forklift trucks and other material handling equipment
- Working in a branch or at one of our customer's sites working within a variety of environments and varying types of materials handling equipment
- Adhering to safety guidelines set and all policies set out by customers and Windsor Materials Handling
Where you'll work
- 1 Perry Road
- Witham
- CM8 3UT
Training course
- Lift truck and powered access engineering technician (level 3)
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.
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Training schedule
- 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
More training information
- The programme is delivered over 3 years, through 5 x 1-week training blocks per year
- Throughout the programme apprentices will be required to build up a portfolio of work for the End Point Assessment
- Apprentices will achieve a Level 3 Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineering Technician Apprenticeship
- Full training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date
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This apprenticeship aligns with:
- Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) for Engineering Technician
- Institute of the Motor Industry for Associate Member
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade (Grade 4 or C))
- Maths (grade (Grade 4 or C))
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- The role will involve work within the branch workshop and onsite at our customers premises where conditions vary from indoor, cold store and outdoor.
We are a multi-brand MHE supplier and in a unique position where we can offer customers a wide range of - but not limited to - counterbalance and heavy duty forklifts, access equipment, sideloaders, and ancillary products to suit all operational requirements. Further strengthening our role in the sector in developing engineers, Windsor has a long-standing commitment to recruiting local talent and up-skilling through training and apprenticeships.
http://www.windsor-mh.co.uk (opens in new tab)
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The successful candidate will be given the opportunity of full-time employment upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Contact
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
- WINDSOR ENGINEERING (HULL) LIMITED
- Mr Dan Johnson
- djohnson@windsor-mh.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000043006.
Closes on Friday 28 August 2026
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