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A Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineer is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and diagnostics of various lift trucks and MEWPs, including hand pallet trucks, electric power pallet trucks, electric reach trucks, electric very narrow aisle trucks, man-up warehouse lift trucks, and LPG (liquid petroleum gas) or diesel-powered counterbalance lift trucks and lifting platforms. There are also specialised lift trucks designed for specific applications.<\/p>\n
These engineers work in diverse environments such as warehouses, foundries, cold storage facilities, manufacturing plants, and more. Lift trucks play a crucial role in moving and storing products across industries such as food manufacturing, engineering, construction, and logistics. To meet customer demands, many companies require engineers to work shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.<\/p>\n
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Responsibilities of a Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineer include:<\/strong><\/p>\n A Lift Truck and MEWP Engineer must have knowledge of the following:<\/p>\n A Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineer must be able to:<\/p>\n A Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineer must demonstrate the following behaviours:<\/p>\n Employers will establish their own specific entry requirements.<\/p>\n Apprentices who do not have a Level 2 in English and Maths will need to achieve this level before completing the end-point assessment. For those with an education, health, and care plan or legacy statement, the minimum requirement for English and Maths is Entry Level 3. Additionally, British Sign Language qualifications can serve as an alternative for apprentices whose primary language is sign language.<\/p>\n Typically 36 months, although this may vary based on relevant prior experience or qualifications.<\/p>\n Upon completing the apprenticeship, the standard is designed to be recognised by relevant Professional Engineering Institutions, such as the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) at the appropriate professional registration level (Eng.Tech.), and the Institute of the Motor Industry at the corresponding registration level.<\/p>\n This apprenticeship is set at Level 3.<\/p>\n This apprenticeship standard will be reviewed three years after its approval.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/employers\/” button_text=”Employers” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#0AA0DB” button_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_font=”|600|||||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/about\/safeguarding\/” button_text=”Safeguarding” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#0AA0DB” button_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_font=”|600|||||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/about\/parents-and-guardians\/” button_text=”Parents & Guardians” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#0AA0DB” button_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_font=”|600|||||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Forklift-Engineer-Trailblazer-Standard.jpg” title_text=”Forklift Engineer Trailblazer Standard” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineering Apprenticeship Standard Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship Standard Occupational Profile: A Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineer is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and diagnostics of various lift trucks and MEWPs, including hand pallet trucks, electric power pallet trucks, electric reach trucks, electric very narrow aisle trucks, man-up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n The lift truck engineer will maintain, repair, and undertake diagnostics of a variety of lift trucks including; hand pallet trucks, electrical power pallet trucks, electric reach trucks, electric very narrow aisle & man-up warehouse lift trucks, electric, liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and diesel-powered counterbalance lift trucks and lifting platforms. There are also lift trucks specially designed to meet specific applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lift truck engineer will work in a variety of different environments including warehouses, foundries, cold-stores, manufacturing plants as well as many others. Lift trucks are used in the movement and storage of all types of products in different sectors including food manufacturing, engineering, construction, and storage & logistics industries. To meet customer expectations, many companies that employ lift truck engineers require staff to work shifts, which can mean that their weekly hours involve working nights, weekends, and bank holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lift truck engineer will be responsible for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lift truck engineer must know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lift truck engineer must be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lift truck engineer must be able to demonstrate the following behaviours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employers will set their own entry requirements<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Apprentices without level 2 English and Maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking end-point assessment. For those with an education, health and care plan or a legacy statement the apprenticeships English and Maths minimum requirement is Entry Level 3 and British Sign Language qualification are an alternative to English qualifications for whom this is their primary language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Duration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Typically, 36 to 42 months. Timescales may vary depending on any relevant prior experience or qualifications<\/p>\n\n\n\n Professional registration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Achievement of the standard is designed to be recognised by relevant Professional Engineering Institutions such as the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) at the appropriate level of professional registration Level<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a Level 3 standard<\/p>\n\n\n\n Review date<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This apprenticeship standard will be reviewed after 3 years of approval.<\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":4,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-554","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7859,"href":"https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/554\/revisions\/7859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.f-tec.org.uk\/f-tec-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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Apprenticeship Standard for Lift Truck AND POWERED ACCESS Engineering<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship Standard<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Occupational Profile:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Core Knowledge<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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(Eng.Tech.) and the Institute of the Motor Industry, at the appropriate level of professional registration<\/p>\n\n\n\n