Agricultural Engineer

Alecto Recruitment Limited; Witton-le-Wear; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Company pension scheme

Life Insurance (3x salary)

Employer-funded Healthcare Cash Plan

Manufacturer training and ongoing tech

Tailored career progression

Employee uniform provided

Staff discount on showroom products

Free on-site parking

Health & Wellbeing Support Line

24 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Birthday day off

Job summary

Alecto Recruitment Limited is seeking an Agricultural Engineer to service, diagnose, and repair agricultural machinery across customer sites and workshops. You will perform preventative maintenance, inspections, and breakdown repairs, while preparing equipment for delivery and maintaining thorough service records.

The role offers a company vehicle (dependent on experience), a pension, life insurance, healthcare plan, and ongoing technician training with clear career progression within a

Qualifications

• Experience servicing, maintaining and repairing agricultural, plant, construction, HGV or similar machinery.
• Strong mechanical, hydraulic and electrical fault-finding abilities.
• Confident working independently in a field-based environment.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out servicing, maintenance, diagnostics and repairs on agricultural machinery both on customer sites and within the workshop.
• Undertake planned preventative maintenance, inspections and breakdown repairs.
• Prepare and commission new and used agricultural equipment prior to customer delivery.
• Complete job reports and service documentation accurately while delivering outstanding customer service.
• Provide customers with advice on machine operation, maintenance and performance optimisation.

Skills

Agricultural machinery

Field service

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical fault-finding

Driving licence

Job description

CP33583 – Agricultural Engineer – £13ph - £18ph DOE – County Durham

Alecto Recruitment is working with a leading and highly respected agricultural machinery specialist with an outstanding reputation for delivering exceptional service and support across the farming industry. With continued investment in the latest technology, manufacturer partnerships and employee development, they remain one of the most trusted names within the sector.

This represents an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and growing business that offers long-term career stability, ongoing manufacturer training and genuine opportunities to progress your engineering career.

A great stand-out in this role is the opportunity to work with industry-leading agricultural machinery while receiving continuous manufacturer training, a tailored career development plan and excellent employee benefits within a supportive team environment.

Salary & Benefits

• £13.00 - £18.00 per hour DOE
• Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
• Overtime available during seasonal peaks, including evenings and weekends
• Company vehicle for mobile engineers (depending on experience)
• Company pension scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Life Insurance (3x salary)
• Employer-funded Healthcare Cash Plan
• Manufacturer training and ongoing technical development
• Tailored career progression
• Employee uniform provided
• Staff discount on showroom products
• Free on-site parking
• Health & Wellbeing Support Line
• 24 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Birthday day off

The Role

• Carry out servicing, maintenance, diagnostics and repairs on agricultural machinery both on customer sites and within the workshop.
• Undertake planned preventative maintenance, inspections and breakdown repairs.
• Prepare and commission new and used agricultural equipment prior to customer delivery.
• Complete job reports and service documentation accurately while delivering outstanding customer service.
• Provide customers with advice on machine operation, maintenance and performance optimisation.

Requirements

• Experience servicing, maintaining and repairing agricultural, plant, construction, HGV or similar machinery.
• Strong mechanical, hydraulic and electrical fault-finding abilities.
• Confident working independently in a field-based environment.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Agricultural machinery experience is advantageous, although full product training will be provided for the right candidate.