Telford, Shropshire
£45,000
Monday to Friday, 10 hour shifts Machines don’t fix themselves. Which is unfortunate, because if they did, this job wouldn’t exist.
We’re looking for a Farm Engineer to keep a busy agricultural operation moving. You’ll be maintaining, repairing and generally rescuing a wide range of machinery that has a habit of breaking at exactly the wrong time. This is not a “watch the clock and tick boxes” role. It’s a “something’s down, go sort it” kind of job.
You’ll be working across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, diagnosing faults properly and fixing them so they stay fixed. Welding and fabrication will come into play too, along with general hands-on problem solving across site. There’s also telescopic JCB work involved, because nothing in farming ever stays in its lane. What you’ll be doing Keeping agricultural machinery running reliably and safely
Diagnosing and repairing mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical faults
MIG and TIG welding and fabrication work
Supporting safe use of oxy-fuel equipment and abrasive wheels
Operating telescopic JCB equipment when needed
Deciding what needs doing first, and getting on with it
Making sure everything you touch meets health and safety standards
What you’ll need Level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualification or equivalent experience
Solid background in agricultural or heavy machinery maintenance
Strong fault-finding skills, not guesswork and hope
Confident working with hydraulics and pneumatics
Welding experience (MIG and TIG)
Experience or tickets for telescopic JCB operation
Familiarity with oxy-fuel systems and abrasive wheels
A practical understanding of health and safety
Ability to work independently without being micro-managed
Basic MS Office skills for logging and reporting
Clear communication and a methodical approach
The reality of it If you like variety, hands-on work and solving problems properly, you’ll be fine here. If you want predictable, repetitive tasks and someone telling you exactly what to do every hour, you won’t.
This role suits someone who sees a broken machine and doesn’t panic, they just start figuring it out