Agricultural Engineer
hace 3 días
Lakenham
Our client is seeking an experienced and motivated Agricultural Service Technician to join their team. This role focuses on maintaining, servicing, and repairing modern agricultural machinery-particularly tractors-across Norwich and the surrounding Norfolk area.\n\nYou'll work independently, travelling directly from home or the workshop to customer sites, supported by a well-established depot for parts collection and technical support.\n\nRole Overview\n\nDiagnose, service, and repair agricultural tractors, including hydraulic, electrical, and mechanical systems.\nCarry out computer-based diagnostics on modern machinery; equipment and software provided.\nTravel to customer sites across Norfolk, typically starting the day from home.\nReturn to the depot as required to collect parts and prepare for upcoming jobs.\nParticipate in occasional on-call and weekend work due to the nature of the agricultural industry.\nMaintain high standards of customer service, professionalism, and accuracy in reporting.Requirements\n\nIdeally experience working on Case tractors (advantageous but not essential).\nBackground in agricultural, plant, forklift, HGV, or similar mechanical engineering.\nStrong knowledge in hydraulics, electrics, or mechanical systems.\nConfident carrying out diagnostics, including computer-based troubleshooting.\nMust be computer-literate due to the use of diagnostic software.\nFull UK driving licence.\nAbility to work independently and manage time efficiently.\nOwn tools required (vehicle, laptop, phone, and specialist tools provided).Salary & Benefits\n\nHourly rate £18-£22, dependent on experience.\nStandard hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm (42.5 hrs/week).\n39 hours paid at basic rate; additional 5 hours built-in overtime at 1.5x.\nFurther overtime paid at time and a half.\nDouble time on Sundays.\n£50 call-out fee for evenings, weekends, and unscheduled work.\nCompany van for work travel (not for personal use).\nFull technical training provided, including specialist brand systems.\nWide customer base across Norfolk, offering varied and rewarding daily work. \n\nBennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.\n\nWe are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for