What we offer:
Join the Linde Apprenticeship Programme!
Are you ready to kickstart your engineering career with a global leader? The Linde Apprenticeship Programme is your gateway to becoming a top-tier engineer, equipped to meet the growing demand for workshop, field, and site-based roles.
Who are we?
Linde Material Handling is a leading global manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse trucks, and a provider of intralogistics solutions and services.
Linde is part of the KION Group, which is the largest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse trucks in Europe, measured by units. Within the KION Group, we are helping to shape the future together with our strong brands Linde, STILL and Dematic and represent the very best our industry has to offer. The KION Group is a global enterprise made up of more than 42,000 employees in more than 100 countries.
Our culture is shaped by the shared values of the KION Group: integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence.
Linde Material Handling are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
What is an apprenticeship?
An apprenticeship is a work-based learning programme, where you earn while you learn. It builds industry-specific knowledge, skills, and behaviours through on and off the job training to make sure you are competent in your role. An end-point assessment ensures competency. All apprentices must achieve Functional Skills in Math’s and English, if not already held.
We have partnered with SMB College to deliver the 3-year Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineering Technician Apprenticeship (Level 3).
Over the three years, apprentices spend a target 24 weeks in training (excluding end point assessment) at SMB College in Leicester. This training is arranged into two-week blocks, Monday to Friday. Applicants must be willing and able to travel to complete their college study.
Progression routes could include qualified engineer, technical or specialist roles.
Tasks and Qualifications:
Practical training
Training is made up of on-the-job and off-the-job training. 80% of the apprenticeship will be spent working with your employer. 20% of the time will be allocated to off-the-job training: this will be a mixture of college blocks, internal training, assignments and revision.
From one of our current apprentices
Millie Marpole, Forklift Apprentice at Linde Material Handling, said “I wanted to do Forklift Training because I wanted to do something with my hands, I’ve never been strong when it comes to computers or technology. The advice I would give to new apprentices is to make sure you focus and work hard, if you don’t know something just ask and someone can always help you.”