Agricultural Engineer

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Field Service Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves diagnosing and repairing agricultural machinery, ensuring high-quality service at customer sites. With a strong focus on training and progression, you'll have the opportunity to enhance your skills while enjoying a competitive salary and generous overtime potential. The company offers a supportive environment with a commitment to employee development, making this an exciting opportunity for those passionate about agricultural engineering. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

32 days holiday including bank holidays

Overtime paid at 1.5X midweek

Company van

Fuel card

Mobile phone

Ongoing training and progression

Pension scheme

Travel time and expenses paid

Qualifications

• Essential experience with hydraulics and mechanical/electrical capabilities.
• Full UK Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing faults and servicing agricultural machinery.
• Traveling to customer sites for maintenance and repairs.
• Collaborating with colleagues to provide solutions.

Skills

Hydraulics

Mechanical fault finding

Electrical fault finding

Problem-solving

Customer service

Education

NVQ in mechanical/electrical engineering

City and Guilds in mechanical/electrical engineering

Job description

Job Role: Field Service Engineer (Agricultural/Horticultural Machinery)
Location: Dorchester, Dorset (accepting applications from surrounding counties)
Salary: GBP30,000-GBP40,000 (OTE GBP45,000-GBP50,000+) paid door to door
Hours: Monday-Friday 08.00-17:00 + Door to Door Paid
Job Type: Full time, Permanent

The client:
Interaction Technical have partnered with a growing, world leading manufacturer of Agricultural Engineering Equipment to support the growth of their engineering team. Due to the growth of the business, our client is now looking to add skilled Plant and Agricultural field service engineers to their rapidly expanding team to maintain, repair and service an array of Agricultural machinery.

The package:

• 32 days holiday including bank holidays increasing with service
• All overtime after 37.5 hours paid at 1.5X midweek, x2 on Sundays and Bank Holidays
• Plenty of overtime available per week (average availability is 15-20 hours) Min (5 hours): Additional GBP5,850pa / Average (15 hours): Additional GBP17,550pa
• Holiday overtime pay paid in May (GBP1,500 paid last year)
• Ongoing commitment to training and progression
• Pension scheme 3% employee minimum, 8% employer
• Company van, Fuel Card, mobile phone etc
• All Travel Time, 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 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 (essential)
• 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