Would you like to learn how to service and repair forklift trucks and other material handling equipment?
Are you looking for an exciting career opportunity?
Every year Linde Material Handling recruits a number of apprentices across the UK. During this programme you will receive specific hands-on experience, whilst studying for a nationally recognised qualification.
Linde Material Handling & The KION Group
The KION Group, HQ in Germany, is a global business and one of the world’s leading manufacturer of forklift trucks, warehouse and material handling equipment and automation solutions. The Group has approximately 41,000 employees, based in around 100 countries. Linde Material Handling is one of KION’s leading brands and operates in the UK and other countries.
What we offer:
What is an Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeships allow individuals to learn a new role through practical, on-the-job training, combined with study for a formal qualification. Apprentices are paid a wage and on completion of the apprenticeship can gain a professional qualification and often a permanent role.
- Practical on-the-job training
- Study for a nationally recognised qualification
- Earn a wage
- Be supported by experienced team members and mentors
Our Apprenticeship Programme
The Linde Material Handling (MH) Engineering Apprenticeship Programme helps the business grow our own best-in-class engineers to support our demand for field, workshop, and site-based engineers to meet our customers’ needs. The main purpose of the role is to learn how to become a fully competent Linde engineer by applying learning from college, and demonstrating this knowledge to your mentors, Apprentice Development Officer, and your college assessors to meet the needs of our customers so that we can provide them with the right materials handling solutions.
Linde Material Handling is currently looking for an enthusiastic Apprentice Engineer in the Doncaster area. You need to be passionate about engineering, keen to learn, be motivated to achieve success and want to join a multinational engineering company and be part of the next generation of engineers to start their career.
You will need to commit to a three-year training and development programme, before you become a fully qualified Service Engineer and be awarded an Level 3 apprenticeship in Lift Truck & Powered Access Engineering, but you will be supported throughout this time by a dedicated Mentor who will help you develop your skills, and an Apprentice Development Officer (ADO) who will monitor all of your training through a combination of college training and on-the-job training. During the programme, you will learn to inspect, maintain, service and repair all types of material handling equipment including forklift trucks and warehouse equipment
During your apprenticeship, you will be expected to travel to college, and stay overnight for blocks of learning time (location and details of time away from home will be confirmed at the point of offer). Travel to and from college with be funded, as will accommodation and meals.
Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be a fully qualified Linde engineer and be able to start your career with a market leader.
Your duties and responsibilities during your apprenticeship include:
- Attending all required training courses (internal & external).
- Passing all knowledge block training tests at college.
- Passing End Point Assessment for Level 3 in Lift Truck & Powered Access Engineering.
- Passing all internal assessments showcasing general knowledge of safety, product knowledge and use of diagnostic equipment.
- Passing all online tests and end point assessments to deadline within two resits.
- Completing your e-Portfolio on time & to the expected standards agreed by the college & ADO.
- Working closely with the training organisation to achieve your qualification.
- Working at becoming competent at carrying out preventative maintenance, repairs, and the use of diagnostics on a wide range of the Linde product.
Tasks and Qualifications:
Who Are We Looking For?
To succeed in the apprenticeship programme, you need to have a passion for engineering and be motivated and committed to demonstrating a willingness to learn.
Being an engineer with Linde Material Handling will require you to engage with customers and colleagues on a daily basis, so you will need to have good verbal and listening skills, as well as coming across in a confident manner, with a positive and ‘can do' attitude. We are looking for you to demonstrate that you take pride in your work, and complete tasks to the highest standard, whilst showing flexibility to adapt to the changing needs of the role. We hope that you will show the desire to be a Linde brand ambassador.
To be considered for our Apprenticeship you will:
- Ideally you would need to have a GCSE Grade 4 or above in Maths and English (predicted grades if undertaking GCSE’s) or a National 5 in Scotland.
- Need to have an interest in engineering and technology
What we Offer?
Salary – in line with the Government Apprentice rate of pay. Enhanced rate offered to Apprentices aged 16-17 years
40 hour working week
Overtime opportunities for apprentices aged 18 and over
25 days annual leave
Option to join company pension scheme
Discount scheme, with access to deals from some of the UK’s largest brands
World class Linde specialised product training
Full range of uniform and PPE supplied
Starter toolbox and set of tools provided
Full forklift driver licence training
Please see our website for further information on our Apprentice Programme:
https://www.linde-mh.co.uk/en_uk/About-Linde/Working-at-Linde/Apprentice/
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