Groundcare Workshop Engineer

Location Scotland
Discipline: Agriculture, Farming, Horticulture, Machinery, Technical & Engineering
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £12 - £16 per hour DOE
Contact name: Sophie Ashmore

Contact email: Sophie@agriFJ.co.uk
Job ref: 15750 SA
Published: almost 2 years ago
Startdate: ASAP
Client: Agricultural and Farming Jobs

Groundcare Equipment Workshop Engineer

Location of the Job:

Based out of the workshops in either Aberdeenshire, Inverness or Glasgow - with a view to be field/van based.

Salary & Benefits Package:

  • Paying a basic hourly pay rate of £12 - £16 depending on experience.

  • Product training.

  • Positive career development.

  • Company pension scheme.

  • Mobile phone.

Additional Information:

  • This is a permanent full-time position.

  • Basic working week is Monday - Friday 7.30am - 4.30pm.

About The Company:

Is a leading supplier of groundcare equipment, grounds maintenance equipment and horticultural machinery within the ground care sector.

Why should you work for this company?

You will be rewarded with the opportunity to develop a career within a growing industry while working for an established family business.

The Job Role Details:

We are now looking for Workshop Engineers and Mobile/Field Service Engineers to operate at either of the workshops in Glasgow, Inverness or Aberdeen. As the successful candidate you will join an existing productive team providing service support to the wide range of Grass Machinery and Groundcare Equipment supplied by the company, reporting directly to the Workshop Service Manager.

Key Responsibilities:
You will…

  • Work on the full range of equipment used in the groundcare and horticultural equipment industry.

  • This includes tractors, commercial mowers, golf course equipment, golf cars & light trucks along with handheld tools.

  • Offer excellent customer support and reporting skills.

  • Deal directly with customers.

  • Report to the depot Workshop Foreman.

  • Be based from the workshop to begin with, with a view to be van/field based.

Ideal Person Skills & Qualifications:
You will have / be…

  • Good knowledge of hydraulics and electrics applied to Ground Care Machinery or related industry.

  • Experience and understanding of Diesel Engines.

  • Be self-motivated and ability to work under own initiative.

  • An Engineering background would be an advantage.

  • Team player - able to work well as part of a team.

  • A full UK driving licence.

  • Live within 30 minutes commute of one of the depots.

Essential Skills:

  • Engineer experience working on groundcare equipment or similar machinery.

  • Local to the depots at Aberdeenshire, Inverness or Glasgow.

How to apply: Please click on the apply now button.

The Industry (Key Words): Workshop Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Service Engineers, Groundcare, Lawn Mowers, Domestic Equipment, Golf Course Equipment, Estate Equipment, Mowers, Ground care, Horticultural, Amenity, Sports Turf, Golf Course, Councils, grounds maintenance equipment.

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