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Details of the occupational standard
Occupation summary
This occupation is typically found in the agricultural, horticultural, landscape contracts, forestry, professional sports turf, garden machinery, and amenities sectors.
The land-based engineering sector provides the after sales support of a diverse range of machinery and equipment.
The machinery and equipment supported includes mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronic and robotic systems.
Land-based service engineers typically work within their employers’ workshops. They also assist skilled technicians with repair work on customer sites. Work may be undertaken outdoors requiring flexible working hours dictated by seasonal demands.
Employers range from small to large. They offer technical support to their customers and businesses to maintain their equipment. These include golf courses, amenity providers, contractors, farming estates, hire companies and dealership networks.
Land-based service engineers maintain and service a diverse range of machinery and equipment.
They assemble and carry out pre-delivery inspection of new machinery and equipment.
They prepare used machinery and equipment for resale or hire and fit aftermarket accessories.
A land-based service engineer will clean and decontaminate machinery and equipment.
They complete routine maintenance, service, repairs and diagnostics. They will remove and refit components and sub-assemblies.
The individual will also operate land-based machinery and equipment to perform function tests where qualified to do so.
They have an appreciation of how the land-based machinery operations impact upon, the environment, sustainability, contamination, machinery set-up, customer and maintenance requirements.
Land-based service engineers interact with internal and external customers. This comprises of colleagues, suppliers, manufacturers, business to business customers and the general public.
They will typically report to a land-based service engineering technician.
Employees in this occupation will complete work to specification on schedule whilst meeting quality requirements.
They are required to comply with relevant policies and procedures including environmental and health and safety.
Land-based service engineers work under supervision or where appropriate on their own initiative following set procedures or verbal instruction.
Typical job titles include:
Entry requirements
Typically employers will set the selection criteria for their apprentices. Typically, this may include English and mathematics GCSEs at Grade 4 or equivalent. In addition it may be desirable that the apprentice has a basic understanding of digital technology.
Occupation duties
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Duty 1 Undertake service maintenance and repair activities often in rural environments following workplace procedures and defined risk assessments and considering livestock, chemical, mechanical, high voltage, and environmental conditions. |
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Duty 2 Clean land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to remove organic, mineral and chemical residues in accordance with DEFRA phytosanitary certification standards. |
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Duty 3 Select, prepare and reinstate work sites for service maintenance and repair activities to take place. |
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Duty 4 Conduct pre-delivery inspections of machinery in accordance with manufacturer and employer procedures, considering preparation, settings and adjustments required for land-based customers use. |
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Duty 5 Perform planned and structured service and maintenance operations on land-based machinery and equipment in accordance with manufacturer schedules, customers' operational requirements, work application and the environment. |
K1 K2 K4 K10 K11 K12 K14 K15 K17 K19 K20 K22 K23 K24 K25 K26 |
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Duty 6 Install or transfer aftermarket accessories to land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment and validate their operation to meet current legislation and customer requirements. |
K1 K2 K4 K5 K6 K7 K9 K10 K11 K12 K14 K20 K23 K24 K25 K26 |
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Duty 7 Prepare land-based machinery and equipment and handover to internal or external customers following service, preparation and maintenance activities. |
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Duty 8 Remove, support, secure and isolate land-based prime-mover, machinery and equipment, components, subassemblies and test equipment in preparation for maintenance, repair and diagnostic activities. |
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Duty 9 Identify, repair and replace failed components, assemblies and sub-assemblies and carry out adjustments to reflect the land-based operating environment. |
K1 K2 K4 K5 K6 K8 K10 K11 K12 K14 K15 K17 K18 K19 K21 K22 K24 K25 K26 |
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Duty 10 Fabricate or repair parts using chemical and thermal bonding methods. |
K1 K2 K6 K10 K11 K12 K13 K15 K17 K21 K22 K23 K24 K25 K26 |
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Duty 11 Determine and apply preventative and remedial actions to address the deterioration of land-based machinery and equipment, considering the operating environment, seasonal and extended storage, rodent damage, corrosion, oxidisation and water ingress. |
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Duty 12 Operate land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment, perform functional tests and apply manufacturers recommended settings. |
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Duty 13 Couple and connect land-based machinery and equipment to prime-movers, paying attention to alignment, ballast, stability, contact areas, maximum laden weights, widths, turning circle. |
K1 K2 K4 K5 K6 K9 K10 K11 K12 K14 K15 K17 K23 K24 K25 K26 |
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Duty 14 Conduct land-based prime mover, machinery and equipment health checks to establish maintenance requirements. |
K1 K2 K4 K5 K6 K8 K10 K11 K14 K15 K17 K22 K25 K26 |
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Duty 15 Carry out initial diagnostic activities to identify mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic performance characteristics. |
K1 K2 K4 K5 K6 K8 K10 K11 K14 K15 K17 K18 K19 K22 K25 K26 |
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Duty 16 Identify the inventory requirements for given service and maintenance tasks. |
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Duty 17 Maintain service records, record data and report findings to stakeholders. Record warranty details in line with company procedures. |
K1 K3 K6 K7 K8 K10 K13 K18 K25 K26 |
KSBs
Knowledge
K1: Legislation relevant to land-based engineering and their role.
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K2: Rural location and workshop emergency procedures and to the importance of complying with risk assessments.
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K3: Employer business structure, procedures, protocols and how own actions impact company performance and reputation.
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K4: The purpose, application and operation of land-based prime-movers and machinery used within their employer’s area of influence.
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K5: Soil, crop, environmental and climatic conditions within the employer’s area of influence and their effect on the set-up of land-based machinery and equipment.
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K6: Working principles of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems used in land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment.
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K7: How to conduct pre-delivery assembly and inspections.
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K8: Alternative fuels and power sources employed in the land-based sector and measures taken to promote sustainability and the environment.
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K9: Ways to couple land-based machinery and equipment combinations to prime movers and set-up to meet the customer’s requirements.
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K10: Ways to source, interpret and record information relating to service, maintenance, repair and set-up requirements specific to the land-based application.
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K11: How to select, apply, maintain and store the tools and equipment used in land-based service engineering activities.
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K12: Types of consumables, fasteners, lubricants, fluids, gases, sealants, seals, bearings used for given service and maintenance activities.
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K13: Principles of fabrication, cutting, shaping and the processes used to chemically and thermally join materials.
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K14: Application and use of lifting, jacking, supporting equipment whilst working in workshop and on rural locations.
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K15: How to select, prepare and reinstate the work area prior to and following land-based engineering activities in workshop and on rural locations.
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K16: Methods used for, and importance of biosecurity, cleaning land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to avoid cross contamination of weeds, diseases and product.
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K17: How to safely prepare land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment for service, maintenance, repair and diagnostic activities including warm up procedures, run down procedures, road testing, immobilization, disconnecting electrical supplies, securing against movement, supporting raised equipment and retracting extended hydraulic cylinders.
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K18: Methods used to conduct static and operational inspections and how to interpret sensory perceptions to establish maintenance actions required.
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K19: Ways to use digital equipment in service and maintenance operations to read fault codes, reset service indicators and perform software updates.
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K20: How to carry out service and maintenance in accordance with manufacturers service schedules and to meet the land-based customer operational requirements.
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K21: Procedures and preparatory actions required when removing and refitting parts, components and sub-assemblies exposed to land-based activities.
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K22: Principles of logical fault finding and how they can be used to identify set-up issues associated with the land-based equipment.
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K23: The impact of land-based activities on the environment and sustainability.
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K24: The workshop processes applied to land-based engineering tasks.
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K25: How Land-Based service engineers contribute to provide good ‘customer care’.
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K26: Methods and types of communication and when and how they should be used internally and externally, including, verbal, written, photographic and body language.
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Skills
S1: Prepare and reinstate the work area for land-based engineering activities.
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S2: Clean land-based machinery and equipment.
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S3: Select and use PPE, tools and equipment required to undertake land-based engineering activities.
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S4: Prepare land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment for service, maintenance and repair activities.
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S5: Prepare parts, components and sub-assemblies prior to reassembly, including inspecting, cleaning, refurbishing, sharpening, resealing, straightening, and balancing.
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S6: Refit and re-assemble parts, components and sub-assemblies, ensuring their compatibility and relationship including timing and alignment.
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S7: Select the appropriate lifting, supporting and securing equipment.
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S8: Apply thermal bonding and separation methods to join, fabricate and repair materials and components.
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S9: Complete organisational documentation and reports.
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S10: Carry out work in compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
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S11: Lift, support and secure loads, land-based machinery, equipment and assemblies.
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S12: Setup land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment to meet customer requirements.
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S13: Connect, attach and fit land-based machinery equipment to prime movers.
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S14: Service and maintain land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to manufacturer’s recommendations.
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S15: Adopt safe working practices that ensure personal safety and the safety of others and the environment.
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S16: Conduct static and basic operational inspections and check compliance with legislative safety requirements and system tests to establish actions to be taken.
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S17: Interrogate control systems to view error codes, reset indicators and verify software updates.
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S18: Carry out checks and tests to ensure prime-movers, machinery and equipment meet manufacturers specifications before and after repair.
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S19: Identify and follow technical documentation and perform hydraulic or electrical repair activities on land-based machinery.
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S20: Perform transmission or engine repair activities on land-based machinery.
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S21: Record and interpret technical information relating to land-based service, maintenance and repair operations.
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S22: Apply the principles of customer care when dealing with internal and external customers relevant to own role.
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S23: Maintain service and warranty records, record data and report findings to stakeholders.
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S24: Carry out pre delivery inspections and conduct assembly as required on land-based equipment and prime movers.
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S25: Check settings and make adjustments on land-based equipment to meet customer requirements.
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S26: Carry out land-based machinery inspections.
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Behaviours
B1: Puts safety first for themselves and others. and takes responsibility for meeting health, safety, and environmental obligations.
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B2: Manages time efficiently and adapts to changes in order to complete tasks on schedule and in accordance with instructions and job role responsibilities.
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B3: Focusses on quality and pays attention to detail.
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B4: Embraces a sustainable working culture, taking responsibility for the careful use of resources and handling and disposal of waste products.
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B5: Upholds company and professional values demonstrating honesty and integrity in the workplace.
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B6: Engages in professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies and best practice within the land-based engineering sector.
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B7: Embraces equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
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B8: Employs a logical approach to problem resolution.
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Qualifications
English and Maths
English and maths qualifications must be completed in line with the apprenticeship funding rules.
Version log
| Version | Change detail | Earliest start date | Latest start date |
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| 1.1 | Occupational standard, end-point assessment plan and funding band revised | 01/12/2024 | Not set |
| 1.0 | Approved for delivery. The funding band for this standard has been reviewed and remains at £18000 (Jan-2018). | 23/12/2015 | 30/11/2024 |
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