Field Service Engineer

Path Recruitment Ltd; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Mobile phone

32 days annual leave

Overtime paid time and a half

Sick pay

Workplace pension

Life assurance

Employee referral scheme

Staff discounts

Job summary

Path Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Field Service Engineer to service and repair agricultural machinery at customer sites near Chelmsford. The role offers a competitive basic salary (£40,000–£43,000) with overtime, a company vehicle and mobile phone, and a generous 32 days of annual leave.

You will travel to customer sites, perform routine servicing and diagnostics, and maintain thorough service records while advising customers on maintenance needs.

Qualifications

• Practical experience in machinery maintenance, servicing or repairs.
• Ideally within agriculture/farm machinery.
• Confident fault-finder and able to work independently in the field.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out routine servicing, maintenance and repairs on agricultural machinery.
• Diagnosing mechanical and electrical faults.
• Identifying issues and completing effective repairs.
• Travelling between customer sites and delivering professional service.
• Completing service reports and maintaining accurate records.
• Advising customers on machinery condition and maintenance requirements.

Skills

Machinery maintenance

Diagnosing faults

Customer service

Field-based work

Job description

Field Service Engineer- Agricultural Machinery- near Chelmsford, offering £40,000–£43,000 basic, overtime, company vehicle, phone and 32 days’ annual leave package.

Join an established agricultural machinery business supporting customers with reliable equipment, technical expertise and professional aftersales service. This is an opportunity to join a practical, customer-focused team where quality workmanship and dependable service matter.

Key Benefits of the Field Service Engineer:

• £40,000–£43,000 basic salary per annum, plus overtime.
• Company vehicle and mobile phone.
• 32 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays.
• Overtime paid at time and a half after 39 hours.
• Company sick pay, workplace pension and life assurance.
• Employee referral scheme and staff discounts.

About the Role:

As an Field Service Engineer, you will visit customer sites near Chelmsford to maintain, service and repair agricultural machinery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Carrying out routine servicing, maintenance and repairs on agricultural machinery.
• Diagnosing mechanical and electrical faults.
• Identifying issues and completing effective repairs.
• Travelling between customer sites and delivering professional service.
• Completing service reports and maintaining accurate records.
• Advising customers on machinery condition and maintenance requirements.

About You:

To succeed as a Field Service Engineer – You will have practical experience in machinery maintenance, servicing or repairs, ideally within agriculture/farm machinery.

You will be a confident fault-finder, comfortable working independently in a field-based role, with a customer-focused approach and a commitment to safe working practices.

To be successful in this role, you may have worked as an Agricultural Technician, Agricultural Mechanic, Agricultural Engineer or Agricultural fitter.