Apprentice Agricultural Engineers

Agricultural engineering is a skilled career with machinery, technology and problem-solving at its heart. You’ll learn alongside experienced Hamilton Ross engineers while working towards the qualifications and practical experience you need to become a fully qualified Agricultural Service Engineer.

• Depot: Berwick, Northumberland or Kelso, Scottish Borders
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 39 hours per week. Overtime available.
• Reports to: Agricultural Service Manager
• Contract: Permanent

Hamilton Ross Group is one of the UK’s largest machinery dealerships. We have been trading since 1933, we are in our third generation of family ownership, and around 200 people work with us across nine depots in Scotland and the north of England. We represent major brands like Massey Ferguson, Valtra, Fendt, JCB, Wacker Neuson, Kubota, Honda, Stihl and Husqvarna.

You’ll start in our workshop team, working alongside experienced engineers and building practical skills across agricultural machinery. You’ll learn how to service, maintain, diagnose and repair equipment, as well as how to prepare machinery safely and to a high standard for customers.

As your skills develop, you’ll work towards a fully funded Agricultural Engineering Apprenticeship delivered in partnership with Scotland’s Rural College, Barony Campus. You’ll combine hands‑on workshop experience with structured learning, mentoring and industry‑recognised qualifications, giving you a clear route into a long-term engineering career.

• Learn to service, maintain and repair agricultural machinery and equipment
• Build fault-finding skills using computer diagnostic technology and workshop tools
• Assemble and prepare new and used machinery for customer delivery
• Inspect, clean and valet machinery to a high standard
• Support workshop maintenance and other day-to-day engineering tasks
• Follow safe working practices and manufacturer procedures at all times
• Learn from experienced engineers across a wide range of machinery and technology

• A genuine interest in machinery, engineering and developing practical technical skills
• A reliable, self-motivated approach and willingness to learn from others
• The ability to work carefully, follow instructions and contribute as part of a team
• A minimum of two National 4 qualifications including English and Mathematics, plus two National 5 qualifications in any subject, or a National Certificate in Land-Based Engineering
• You must be aged 16 or over
• Practical experience with machinery, vehicles, tools or mechanical projects
• An interest in agriculture or agricultural machinery
• Previous work experience in a workshop, farm or engineering environment

Holiday: 30 days a year including bank holidays. Four are a paid Christmas and New Year shutdown, and the other 26 are yours to choose.

Pension: Salary sacrifice company pension scheme with Royal London, so your contributions cost you less in tax and National Insurance.

Long service: Tax-free awards at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 years, plus an extra day’s holiday in your tenth and fifteenth years.

Through the year: A tax-free gift at Christmas and again at New Year, and a birthday gift every year once you have been with us two years.

Staff discount: Trade prices on parts, workwear and garden machinery, for you and your household.

Refer a friend: A cash bonus when someone you introduce joins us and stays three months.

Training: Manufacturer training on the brands you work with, and support towards relevant qualifications.

Our average length of service is more than ten years and two of our team members retired after spending more than sixty years each with the business. People come to Hamilton Ross Group and stay, which is why we…