Job Role: Agricultural Service Engineer (Agricultural/Horticultural Machinery)
Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire (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 Bedfordshire 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 Shefford area to maintain, repair and service an array of Agricultural machinery.
The 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 – 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 experience (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
Interaction Recruitment have specialist consultants across the majority of industries within the UK, including but not limited to, Finance & IT, Technical & Engineering, Industrial, Commercial and Hospitality. We offer both temporary and permanent support. For more information regarding the position or to discuss any other opportunities, you can reach Michael on 07531 650350 or via email at Michael.Watson@irweb.co.uk.
Thank you for taking the time, we hope to speak in the near future
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