Mid Green occupationEngineering and manufacturing
Lift truck and powered access engineering technician
Service, repair and maintain lift trucks and powered access vehicles.
Summary
Lift truck and powered access engineering technicians can be found in many sectors, where businesses need to lift and move products, equipment and people safely. This is vital to a huge range of industries including: engineering, manufacturing, construction, food manufacturing and the storage and logistics industries.
The broad purpose of the occupation is to service, repair and maintain lift trucks and powered access vehicles and equipment. This can include manual, electric, diesel, LPG, and hybrid powered machines both tracked and wheeled, vertical mast type machines both static and self-propelled. It can also include equipment mounted on vehicles, such as: forklift, scissor lift, vertical mast, articulated and telescopic boom, elevated work platform machines both static and self-propelled. There are also lift truck and powered access machines specially designed to meet specific applications.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with a range of different people, some of these may include supervisors, warehouse staff, colleagues and customers. The lift trucks can be situated in a range of locations such as at a workshop, repair centres, warehouse, foundry, cold-store, manufacturing plant, engineering works, construction site, storage and logistics site, or any field service environment including a customer's premises. Some lift truck and powered access engineering technicians work from their own mobile units. Many companies require staff to work shifts, which can mean that their weekly hours involve working nights, weekends, and bank holidays.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for inspecting and maintaining vehicles and equipment as well as diagnosing and repairing faults. They can be in direct contact with customers and are required to understand and meet customer requirements, providing a high standard of customer care whilst complying with safety and environmental regulations.
Typical job titles include
- Forklift engineer | Forklift technician | Powered access equipment engineer | Powered access equipment technician
Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
K1:
Awareness of health and safety regulations, relevance to the occupation and the technician's responsibilities. Health and Safety at Work Act – responsibilities. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). Risk assessments. Safe systems of work. Manual handling. Types of hazards. Near miss reporting. Due diligence. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Situational awareness. Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER). Electrical safety and compliance. Noise regulations. Work at height regulations.
K2:
Tools and equipment used within the lift truck and powered access profession and their safe operation.
K3:
Materials, joining methods and fabrication techniques.
K4:
Principles of electrical, electronic and hydraulic circuits and components.
K5:
Construction and operation of lift truck and powered access machine systems: powertrain, steering, braking, lifting gear, mechanical, electrical or electronic and hydraulics.
K6:
Maintenance practices and techniques: planned and preventative, and reactive methods and their frequency. Inspection techniques and the importance of safety inspections to meet legal obligations.
K7:
Diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques for fault-finding: manufacturer's process flows, guided fault finding and functional testing.
K8:
Lift truck and powered access on-board diagnostics.
K9:
Manufacturers’ specifications and customers’ requirements and the process to access, interpret and apply the information gained from them.
K10:
Verbal communication techniques. Giving and receiving information. Matching style to audience. Barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Engineering terminology.
K11:
Stock requirements. Control systems. Stock rotation. Stock considerations: availability, stock lead times, stock value, faulty stock, salvageability of parts removed.
K12:
Quality management standards. Quality assurance principles and practice. Record keeping.
K13:
Environmental and sustainability regulations and guidance. Environmental hazards that can arise from lift truck and powered access operations. Types of pollution and control measures: noise, smells, spills, and waste. Hazardous waste regulations.
K14:
The correct selection and use of hand tools.
K15:
Lift truck and powered access communication systems. Telematics.
K16:
Warranties: what they are and impact on lift and powered access machines.
K17:
Written communication techniques. Plain English principles. Engineering terminology.
K18:
Equality Act. Equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Unconscious bias.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0387: Lift truck and powered access engineering technician (Level 3) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0387
- Status:
Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £36,225 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5223/08 Lift technicians
- 5231/02 Car/light vehicle technicians
- 5231/99 Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians n.e.c.
S1:
Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards relevant to lift truck or powered access machines.
S2:
Obtain and interpret lift truck and powered access machine technical data and repair instructions.
S3:
Use tools, workshop equipment, diagnostic and measuring equipment when carrying out maintenance and repairs.
S4:
Perform preventative maintenance activities on lift truck and powered access machines.
S5:
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.
S6:
Remove and replace mechanical, electrical and hydraulic components.
S7:
Apply diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to diagnose faults on lift truck or powered access machine systems.
S8:
Carry out functional testing and quality checks on repaired lift truck or powered access machine components and systems.
S9:
Carry out repairs and make required adjustments.
S10:
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.
S11:
Check and maintain stock.
S12:
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
S13:
Prepare and maintain a clean, tidy and safe working area.
S14:
Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, in compliance with quality, safety, sustainability and environmental standards and guidance.
S15:
Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
S16:
Store and maintain tools, workshop equipment, diagnostic and measuring equipment for maintenance and repairs.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0387: Lift truck and powered access engineering technician (Level 3) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0387
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £36,225 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5223/08 Lift technicians
- 5231/02 Car/light vehicle technicians
- 5231/99 Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians n.e.c.
B1:
Put health and safety first.
B2:
Take responsibility for the quality of work.
B3:
Committed to continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
B4:
Respond and adapt to work demands and situations.
B5:
Apply a professional approach.
B6:
Take account of diversity and inclusion requirements.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0387: Lift truck and powered access engineering technician (Level 3) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0387
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £36,225 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5223/08 Lift technicians
- 5231/02 Car/light vehicle technicians
- 5231/99 Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians n.e.c.
