Field Service Technician (Agricultural Machinery)

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

Job summary

A leading agricultural equipment dealer is seeking a Field Service Technician to maintain, repair, and service agricultural machinery. Responsibilities include diagnosing faults, traveling to customer sites, and ensuring high-quality repairs. Ideal candidates will have experience with hydraulics and agricultural machinery, along with relevant qualifications. Competitive salary with plenty of overtime available.

Benefits

30 days holiday including bank holidays

Pension scheme - 4% employee minimum, 3% employer

Company van and fuel card

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with hydraulics.
• Experience within the Agricultural or Plant industries is advantageous.
• Electrical and/or Mechanical fault finding and repair experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Accurately diagnose faults on agricultural machinery.
• Travel to customer sites to maintain and repair machinery.
• Work independently and collaboratively with colleagues.

Skills

Hydraulics

Mechanical capabilities

Electrical capabilities

Education

NVQ or City and Guilds in mechanical/electrical engineering

Job description

Field Service Technician (Agricultural/Horticultural Machinery)

Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire (accepting applications from surrounding counties)

Salary: £30,000-£40,000 base, OTE £45,000-£50,000+

Hours: Monday-Thursday 08:00-16:30, Friday 08:00-15:30 + Overtime @ 1.5x up to 48 hours, anything over paid @ 2x

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

The client: Interaction Technical has partnered with a growing, market leading dealer of Agricultural Engineering Equipment. Due to the growth of the business, our client is now looking to add an electromechanical field engineer to maintain, repair and service an array of Agricultural machinery.

Package

• 30 days holiday including bank holidays, option to buy an extra 5 days of holiday.
• 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 - 4% employee minimum, 3% employer.
• Company van and fuel card.
• All travel time during call outs, expenses paid from home to/from site.
• A fantastic earning potential with scope to progress.

Duties

• Accurately diagnose faults, service and carry 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.
• Work independently within the customer sites and collaborate with colleagues to ensure documentation and the perfect solution is offered.
• Work on engines, batteries and hydraulics, alongside mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs.
• Liaise with clients to diagnose faults and find solutions for them.

Requirements

• Previous experience working with hydraulics, alongside mechanical and electrical capabilities (essential).
• Previous experience working within the Agricultural or Plant industries (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 Driver’s License.

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