We’re looking for an experienced Farm Engineer to join the PDM Family.
Reporting directly to the Workshop Manager, you’ll play an important role in keeping our farm machinery, vehicles and equipment safe, reliable and operational, helping to ensure the smooth running of our farming activities.
This is a varied, hands-on position combining workshop-based servicing and maintenance with field repairs and breakdown support. You’ll work across a range of agricultural machinery and equipment, carrying out planned maintenance, diagnosing faults and completing repairs, as well as supporting seasonal overhauls, machinery modifications and workshop projects.
Previous agricultural experience is essential for this role, and we’re looking for someone who understands farm machinery and is comfortable working in a fast-paced agricultural environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
Your responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out routine servicing, maintenance and repairs to agricultural machinery, vehicles and equipment.
- Inspecting machinery and equipment, identifying faults and completing preventative maintenance.
- Diagnosing and repairing mechanical faults, including hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems where appropriate.
- Replacing oils, lubricants, filters, worn components and other service items.
- Responding to machinery breakdowns and carrying out field-based repairs when required.
- Supporting seasonal machinery overhauls and maintenance programmes.
- Assisting with machinery modifications, repairs and workshop projects.
- Transferring equipment and attachments between vehicles and machinery as required.
- Completing accurate maintenance and repair records.
- Escalating complex faults or repairs to the Workshop Manager where appropriate.
- Helping identify practical improvements to machinery, equipment and ways of working.
- Maintaining a safe, clean and organised workshop and working environment.
- Following all company Health & Safety procedures and safe working practices.
What We’re Looking For
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Previous experience working within agriculture or an agricultural engineering environment.
- Hands-on experience of maintaining and repairing agricultural machinery and equipment.
- Strong mechanical knowledge and practical fault-finding skills.
- Experience diagnosing and repairing machinery breakdowns.
- A good understanding of hydraulic systems, with knowledge of pneumatic and electrical systems beneficial.
- Confidence using workshop machinery, tools and equipment safely.
- The ability to work independently and use your initiative when dealing with faults and breakdowns.
- A practical, problem-solving approach.
- A strong commitment to Health & Safety and safe working practices.
- Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a wider team.
- A reliable and flexible approach, particularly during busy periods.
- Pride in delivering a high standard of workmanship.
About You
You’ll be someone who enjoys getting stuck in and finding practical solutions to problems. You understand that in farming, keeping machinery operational is critical, particularly during busy periods, and you’ll take pride in getting equipment back up and running safely and efficiently.
You’ll be comfortable working both in the workshop and out in the field, and you’ll be a dependable member of the team who is willing to support colleagues when needed.
Why Join PDM?
This is a great opportunity to become an important part of the PDM team in a varied engineering role where your experience and skills will have a direct impact on the day-to-day farming operation.
You’ll work across a broad range of agricultural machinery and equipment, with plenty of variety between planned maintenance, fault-finding, repairs, breakdowns and improvement projects.
Interested?
If you’re an experienced agricultural engineer looking for your next opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.
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