Field Service Engineer (Agriculture)

Paul Garvey Personal Training; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Field Service Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves maintaining and repairing a variety of agricultural machinery, including tractors and telehandlers. You will have the opportunity to work independently while collaborating with colleagues to provide top-notch service to clients. With a commitment to ongoing training and progression, this position offers a fantastic earning potential and a supportive work environment. If you have a passion for agriculture and a knack for problem-solving, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

30 days holiday including bank holidays

Pension scheme – 3% employee minimum, 8% employer

Company van

Fuel Card

Paid travel time during call outs

Overtime availability

Ongoing training and progression

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 to ensure machinery is maintained to high standards.

Skills

Hydraulics

Mechanical fault finding

Electrical fault finding

Problem-solving

Education

NVQ in Mechanical Engineering

City and Guilds in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Agricultural machinery diagnostics

JCB Telehandlers

Job description

Job Role: Field Service Engineer (Agriculture)

Location: Yeovil, Somerset (accepting applications from surrounding counties)

Salary: £30,000-£40,000 base, OTE £45,000-£50,000+
Hours: Monday-Thursday 08.00-16:30, Friday 8-15:30 + Overtime @ 1.5x up to 48 hours, anything over paid @ 2x
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) and JCB Telehandlers.
• 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

Thank you for taking the time, we hope to speak in the near future.