Agricultural Engineer

Interaction Recruitment; Devizes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled Agriculture Service Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves maintaining and repairing a variety of agricultural machinery, ensuring high-quality service to clients. With a strong focus on diagnostics, you'll work independently and collaboratively to solve mechanical and electrical issues. The company offers a supportive environment with ongoing training and a commitment to employee progression. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, and excellent earning potential through overtime. If you have a passion for agricultural engineering and are ready to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

30 days holiday including bank holidays

Overtime pay at 1.5X after 39 hours

Company van

Fuel Card

Pension scheme

Ongoing training and progression

Paid travel time during call outs

Qualifications

• Experience with hydraulics and mechanical/electrical capabilities is essential.
• Relevant qualifications in mechanical/electrical engineering are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing faults and servicing agricultural machinery on-site.
• Traveling to customer sites for maintenance and repairs.

Skills

Hydraulics

Mechanical Fault Finding

Electrical Fault Finding

Diagnostic Skills

Education

NVQ in Mechanical Engineering

City and Guilds in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Agricultural Machinery

Diagnostic Equipment

Job description

Job Role: Agriculture Service Engineer (Agricultural/Horticultural Machinery)

Location: Devizes, Wiltshire (accepting applications from surrounding counties)

Salary: GBP30,000-GBP40,000 base, OTE GBP45,000-GBP50,000
Hours: Monday-Thursday 08:00-16:30, Friday 08:00-15:30 + up to 48 hours
Job Type: Full time, Permanent

The client:
Interaction Technical have partnered with a growing, market leading dealer of Agricultural Engineering Equipment based in the Gloucestershire area to support the growth of their engineering team. Due to the growth of the business, our client is now looking to add an electromechanical field engineer in and around the Cirencester area to maintain, repair and service an array of Agricultural machinery.

The package:

• 30 days holiday including bank holidays
• All overtime after 39 hours paid at 1.5X, anything over 48 hours paid at 2X
• Plenty of overtime available per week throughout the whole year (average availability is 15-20 hours)
• Ongoing commitment to training and progression
• Pension scheme 3% employee minimum, 8% employer
• Company van, Fuel Card
• All Travel Time during call outs, Expenses paid from home to/from site.
• A fantastic earning potential with scope to progress

The Duties:

• Accurately diagnosing faults, servicing and carrying out emergency repairs/breakdowns on agricultural machinery (tractors, combiners, bailers, etc).
• Travel to customer sites to ensure all machinery is maintained and repaired to the highest quality.
• Carry out diagnostics to diagnose mechanical and electrical faults on agricultural and horticultural machinery.
• The ability to work independently within the customer sites and collaborate with colleagues to ensure documentation and the perfect solution is offered.
• Working on engines, batteries and hydraulics, alongside mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs.
• Liaising with clients to diagnose faults and find solutions for them.

The Requirements:

• Previous experience working with hydraulics, alongside mechanical and electrical capabilities (essential).
• Previous experience working within the Agricultural industry (advantageous).
• Electrical and/or Mechanical fault finding, repair & service experience (advantageous).
• Experience working with engines and batteries (advantageous).
• Relevant qualifications NVQ or City and Guilds in mechanical/electrical engineering (advantageous).
• Full UK Drivers License.