Land-based service engineer
Agriculture, environmental and animal care
Level 2 -
Maintaining a range of machinery, plant and equipment in sectors such as agriculture, forestry and horticulture.
Reference: OCC0242
Status:
SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5223/06 Heavy plant maintenance technicians
Technical Education Products
Employers involved in creating the standard:
AGCO Ltd, Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA), B & B Tractors Ltd, British Agricultural and Garden Machinery Association (BAGMA), Case New Holland, CLAAS UK Ltd, Ernest Doe & Sons Ltd, Grimme UK Ltd, Institute of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE), John Deere, Makita UK Ltd, Russell's Agriculture, T H White Ltd. Other organisations involved: IMI, LANTRA, Myerscough College, ProVQ Ltd, Reaseheath College.
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.
Employers involved in creating the standard:
AGCO Ltd, Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA), B & B Tractors Ltd, British Agricultural and Garden Machinery Association (BAGMA), Case New Holland, CLAAS UK Ltd, Ernest Doe & Sons Ltd, Grimme UK Ltd, Institute of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE), John Deere, Makita UK Ltd, Russell's Agriculture, T H White Ltd. Other organisations involved: IMI, LANTRA, Myerscough College, ProVQ Ltd, Reaseheath College.
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Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
Duties
Duty D1
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.
Duty D2
Clean land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to remove organic, mineral and chemical residues in accordance with DEFRA phytosanitary certification standards.
Duty D3
Select, prepare and reinstate work sites for service maintenance and repair activities to take place.
Duty D4
Conduct pre-delivery inspections of machinery in accordance with manufacturer and employer procedures, considering preparation, settings and adjustments required for land-based customers use.
Duty D5
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.
Duty D6
Install or transfer aftermarket accessories to land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment and validate their operation to meet current legislation and customer requirements.
Duty D7
Prepare land-based machinery and equipment and handover to internal or external customers following service, preparation and maintenance activities.
Duty D8
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.
Duty D9
Identify, repair and replace failed components, assemblies and sub-assemblies and carry out adjustments to reflect the land-based operating environment.
Duty D10
Fabricate or repair parts using chemical and thermal bonding methods.
Duty D11
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.
Duty D12
Operate land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment, perform functional tests and apply manufacturers recommended settings.
Duty D13
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.
Duty D14
Conduct land-based prime mover, machinery and equipment health checks to establish maintenance requirements.
Duty D15
Carry out initial diagnostic activities to identify mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic performance characteristics.
Duty D16
Identify the inventory requirements for given service and maintenance tasks.
Duty D17
Maintain service records, record data and report findings to stakeholders. Record warranty details in line with company procedures.
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