Junior Agricultural Engineer
Location: Swanland, East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £26,000 – £29,000 per annum
Hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 17:00
Overtime: 1.5× Monday–Saturday | 2× Sundays & Bank Holidays
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
The Opportunity
Interaction Technical is partnering with a well-established and highly respected supplier of agricultural, ground-care and garden machinery.
Due to continued business growth, they are looking to recruit a Junior Engineer / Apprentice Engineer who is eager to develop their skills and progress towards becoming a fully trained and qualified Agricultural & Ground-Care Equipment Technician.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a mechanical or engineering background who is looking to build a long-term career within the agricultural engineering industry.
The Package
- £26,000 – £29,000 salary, depending on experience
- 32 days' holiday, including bank holidays
- Additional day off for your birthday
- Plenty of overtime available throughout the year
- Overtime × Monday–Saturday
- Overtime paid at 2× Sundays and Bank Holidays
- Potential company van and fuel card, dependent on capabilities
- Ongoing training and development
- Opportunity to gain a Level 3 Land Based Engineering Qualification
- Extensive manufacturer and industry training
- Excellent opportunities for career progression and increased earning potential
- Staff discount on tools
- Additional discounts through employee discount schemes
The Role
As an Agricultural Engineer, you will work on a wide range of agricultural, horticultural and ground-care machinery.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Diagnosing faults, servicing machinery and carrying out emergency breakdown repairs
- Working on agricultural machinery including tractors, combines, balers and other equipment
- Travelling to customer sites to carry out servicing, maintenance and repairs
- Using diagnostic equipment to identify mechanical and electrical faults
- Working on engines, batteries and hydraulic systems
- Carrying out mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs
- Working independently at customer sites while maintaining close communication with colleagues
- Completing relevant documentation accurately and efficiently
- Liaising directly with customers to diagnose faults and identify effective solutions
- Ensuring all work is completed to a high standard and in line with customer expectations
The Requirements
The successful candidate will ideally have:
- Previous experience working with hydraulics alongside mechanical and electrical systems – essential
- Experience within agricultural, automotive, material handling or mechanical engineering environments – advantageous
- Experience in electrical and/or mechanical fault finding, repair and servicing – advantageous
- Experience working with engines and batteries – advantageous
- An NVQ, City & Guilds or similar qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering – advantageous
- A full UK driving licence – advantageous
- A genuine interest in developing a long-term career within agricultural engineering
- A willingness to learn, undertake training and develop your technical skillset
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 Julius on , or via email at
Thank you for taking the time, we hope to speak in the near future
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