Workshop Foreman – Agricultural Machinery

Hutcheon & Pearce; Dubbo; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-award wages

Overtime opportunities

Monthly performance incentives

Mon-Fri roster

Career development

Staff discounts

Staff gifts

Strong team backing

Job summary

Hutcheon & Pearce, a prominent John Deere dealer in NSW, seeks an experienced Workshop Foreman to lead the Warren workshop floor. You will blend hands-on maintenance with team leadership, coordinating jobs, and driving exceptional customer outcomes.

The role requires a trade qualification and at least five years in a mechanical service environment, with strong diagnostics and leadership capabilities. Enjoy a Monday–Friday roster, staff incentives, and career development opportunities as part of

Qualifications

• Trade-qualified diesel mechanic with leadership potential.
• Strong diagnostic, troubleshooting and repair skills.
• Experience mentoring or leading technicians is preferred.
• Commitment to customer satisfaction and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support qualified and apprentice technicians.
• Coordinate workshop jobs, servicing and repairs to keep work moving.
• Provide technical guidance and diagnose complex machinery faults.
• Carry out servicing and maintenance on agricultural machinery.
• Use diagnostic tools to identify faults accurately.
• Review and finalise job cards with accurate documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflow, productivity and revenue.
• Promote a safe, high-standard workmanship and customer service culture.

Skills

Heavy vehicle diesel

Diagnostics

Leadership experience

Mentoring technicians

Customer service

Organisational skills

Education

Trade qualification in Diesel Mechanics

Job description

Workshop Foreman – Agricultural Machinery

Workshop Foreman | Agricultural Machinery

Are you an experienced Diesel Mechanic who’s ready to take the next step? Or an established Workshop Foreman looking for a new challenge where your technical expertise and leadership skills can make a real difference?

At Hutcheon & Pearce, we’re looking for a hands-on Workshop Foreman to lead our workshop team in Warren. This is your opportunity to combine your mechanical expertise with the chance to mentor technicians, improve workshop performance and help keep our customers’ agricultural operations moving. You won’t just be managing jobs. You’ll be helping develop people, solve complex technical challenges and drive a workshop that takes pride in getting the job done right.

Why Join Hutcheon & Peace?

We know great people deserve to be recognised. Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Above-award wages that recognise your skills and experience.
• Overtime opportunities during peak season to reward the extra effort when it counts.
• Monthly performance incentives that recognise contribution and results.
• A Monday–Friday roster offering a regular weekday working routine.
• Career development and leadership experience with a well-established agricultural machinery business.
• Staff discounts on John Deere parts, products, toys and merchandise.
• Staff gifts at Christmas and our annual All Employee Meeting.
• The backing of an established team with the resources, equipment and industry experience to support your success.

Your role: Lead from the workshop floor

As Workshop Foreman, you’ll play a key role in the performance of our Warren workshop. You’ll combine hands‑on mechanical work with team leadership, job coordination and a focus on delivering excellent customer outcomes. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, supporting and mentoring qualified and apprentice technicians.
• Coordinating workshop jobs, servicing and repairs to keep work moving efficiently.
• Providing technical guidance and helping the team diagnose and resolve complex machinery faults.
• Carrying out servicing, repairs and maintenance on agricultural machinery.
• Using diagnostic tools and technical knowledge to identify faults accurately.
• Reviewing and finalising job cards to ensure work is documented correctly.
• Identifying opportunities to improve workflow, productivity and workshop revenue.
• Promoting a strong safety culture and consistently high standards of workmanship and customer service.

What will make you successful?

You’re a practical, solutions-focused mechanic who enjoys helping others succeed. You can roll up your sleeves when needed, keep a cool head when things get busy and bring people together to achieve a common goal. Ideally, you’ll bring:

• A trade qualification in Heavy Vehicle, Diesel Mechanics or a closely related field.
• At least five years’ experience in a mechanical service environment.
• Strong diagnostic, troubleshooting and repair skills.
• Experience leading, mentoring or supporting other technicians — or the confidence and desire to step into your first formal leadership role.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing workshop demands.
• Clear communication skills and a genuine commitment to customer satisfaction.

Not currently a Workshop Foreman? If you’re a senior Diesel Mechanic or Agricultural Machinery Technician who’s ready to take the next step, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Hutcheon & Pearce?

Hutcheon & Pearce is Australia’s largest family-owned John Deere dealership, with more than 70 years of history and a network of 20 locations across New South Wales. We support customers across the agricultural, construction, forestry and lifestyle industries with quality equipment, expert technical knowledge and dependable after-sales service. Our people are at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to delivering outstanding customer outcomes and creating opportunities for our team members to grow their skills, build their careers and make a meaningful contribution.

If you’re passionate about machinery, enjoy developing people and want to make your mark in a hands‑on leadership role, we’d love to hear from you.

Hutcheon & Pearce are an inclusive employer. We strive to reflect the communities in which surround us, as a result we welcome and encourage applications from skilled people from all walks of life

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Company Overview

Hutcheon and Pearce have always been a proud family business. Since 1953, we have grown to more than 560 employees across 20 branches in NSW. As we continue to grow alongside the needs of our customers in the ever-changing agricultural sector, it’s important that we find the best people to join our team. Our rule of thumb is simple: hire for attitude and train for skill. If you have the right attitude for our company, we’ll train you to become the best of the best. From new apprentices and trainees right through to leadership positions, we offer you the flexibility, support and opportunity to grow your career. You’ll notice the difference at Hutcheon and Pearce.