Agricultural Engineer

Job Role: Field Service Engineer - Dorchester

Location: Dorchester, Dorset (accepting applications from surrounding counties)

Salary: £30,000-£40,000 (OTE £45,000-£50,000+) - paid door to door
Hours: Monday-Friday 08.00-17:00 + Door to Door Paid + Overtime @ 1.5x
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
The client:
Interaction Technical have partnered with a growing, world leading manufacturer of Agricultural Engineering Equipment based in the Dorset & Somerset areas 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 Dorchester area to maintain, repair and service an array of Agricultural machinery.

The package:

• Salary between £30,000-£40,000 dependent on experience
• 32 days holiday including bank holidays - increasing with service
• Overtime available at 1.5X midweek, x2 on Sundays and Bank Holidays
• Holiday overtime pay - paid in May (£1,500 paid last year)
• Ongoing commitment to training and progression
• Pension scheme - 3% employee minimum, 8% employer
• Company van, Fuel Card
• All Travel Time, Expenses paid from home to/from site.
• A fantastic Earning Potential with scope to progress
• Call out Rota

The Duties:

• Accurately diagnosing faults, servicing and carrying out emergency repairs/breakdowns on agricultural machinery (tractors, combiners, Bailers etc)
• Travel to customer sites to ensure all machinery is maintained and repaired to the highest quality.
• 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.
• You will be on a call out rota with fellow engineers

The Requirements:

• Previous experience working with hydraulics, alongside mechanical and electrical capabilities (essential)
• Previous experience working within the Agricultural industry experience (essential)
• 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

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