Machinery Agricultural Workshop Engineer / Mechanic

Oakfields Ag; Thaxted; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch every working day

Company pension

Sick pay

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Oakfields Ag in Thaxted, Essex, is seeking an experienced Agricultural Workshop Engineer or Mechanic for a full-time role in our workshop. The successful candidate will diagnose faults, plan repairs, and service a wide range of tractors and farm machinery, with a focus on practical, cost-effective solutions.

The role offers a salary of £45,000–£60,000 per year depending on experience, 7:00am–4:30pm, Monday to Friday, with no harvest call-outs and no regular overtime.

Qualifications

• Experience as an agricultural engineer or mechanic.
• Strong mechanical knowledge of agricultural machinery.
• Ability to diagnose problems and perform practical repairs.
• Comfortable working independently and in a workshop team.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults on tractors and farm machinery and determine practical repairs.
• Carry out mechanical, hydraulic, electrical repairs and welding as needed.
• Work independently and as part of the workshop team to fix and prepare machines.
• Prepare repaired machines for sale and ensure they are roadworthy and sale-ready.

Skills

Tractors and agricultural machinery

Mechanical fault finding

Hydraulics

Electrical fault finding

Welding and fabrication

Telehandlers

Diagnosing faults and repairs

Job description

Experienced Agricultural Workshop Engineer / Mechanic

Oakfields Ag – Thaxted, Essex, CM6 2RH

£45,000–£60,000 per year, depending on experience

Monday–Friday | No weekends | No harvest call-outs | No regular overtime

We are looking for an experienced agricultural engineer or mechanic to join our workshop team at Oakfields Ag.

We are prepared to pay up to £60,000 for the right person – someone with strong agricultural machinery experience who can diagnose problems, make practical repair decisions and work confidently on a wide variety of tractors and farm machinery.

A different kind of agricultural engineering job

This isn't a typical dealer service role.

There are, no harvest breakdown rota and no regular weekend working.

Our machinery is bought and sold by us, so the objective is straightforward: identify the problem, make a sensible and effective repair, and get the machine ready for sale.

You will work on a huge variety of machinery of different ages and manufacturers, so no two days are quite the same.

We are particularly interested in someone with experience of:

• Tractors and agricultural machinery
• Mechanical fault finding and repairs
• Hydraulics
• Electrical fault finding
• Welding and fabrication
• Telehandlers and other agricultural equipment
• Diagnosing faults and deciding on the most practical repair

You don't need to be a specialist in every area. What matters most is strong mechanical knowledge, agricultural machinery experience and the ability to look at a problem, work out what's wrong and get it fixed.

The person we're looking for

Ideally, you'll already be working as an Agricultural Engineer, Service Technician, Agricultural Mechanic, Plant Engineer or similar.

You'll be comfortable working independently and using your own judgement, but you'll also be someone who enjoys being part of a practical team and helping others when needed.

We're particularly interested in hearing from experienced dealer or field-service engineers who would like to move away from customer call-outs, harvest hours and weekend working while continuing to earn a strong salary.

What we offer

• £45,000–£60,000 salary depending on experience
• Monday to Friday
• 7:00am–4:30pm
• No weekend working
• No harvest call-out rota
• No regular overtime
• Free lunch every working day
• Company pension
• Sick pay
• Free on-site parking
• Varied work across tractors and agricultural machinery of all ages
• Established, friendly and practical team
• Permanent, full-time position

For an experienced agricultural engineer looking for a well-paid workshop role with proper work-life balance, this is an unusual opportunity.