Agricultural Maintenance

Agricultural Maintenance

Location:

Corby
Salary:
From £17.00 per hour (circa £37,000 per year based on 42 hours) + Overtime
Job Type: Full-time | Permanent

Barker Ross is recruiting for a hands‑on Agricultural Maintenance role within a well‑established and growing agricultural equipment business based in Corby.

This position is ideal for someone with farm‑based experience or a background in agricultural machinery, mechanical repairs, plant fitting, irrigation systems, or general farm maintenance. We welcome applicants who have worked as Farm Workers with machinery experience, Farm Mechanics, Machinery Fitters, Agricultural Engineers, Irrigation Engineers, or Plant Fitters.

Strong hands‑on experience is more important than formal qualifications.

You will be responsible for assembling, servicing and repairing specialist farm equipment used directly on farms, including:

• Hose reels
• Irrigation booms
• Water pumps
• General agricultural machinery

The role is mainly workshop‑based in Corby, with occasional travel across the UK to carry out servicing and breakdown support during peak seasons.

This is a practical, varied role offering long‑term stability and the opportunity to develop further skills within agricultural equipment maintenance.

• Assemble and prepare agricultural machinery
• Carry out servicing and mechanical repairs
• Perform pre‑delivery inspections (PDI)
• Diagnose mechanical faults and replace parts
• Carry out routine maintenance and inspections
  
  Attend on‑site breakdowns when required
• Complete service documentation accurately

• Hands‑on experience working on farms or agricultural machinery
• Strong mechanical knowledge
• Experience maintaining or repairing equipment
• Practical and problem‑solving mindset
• Ability to work independently and as part of a small team
• Full UK driving licence

• Engineering qualification (Agricultural or Mechanical)
• Experience with irrigation systems
• Basic hydraulic or electrical knowledge
• Welding or fabrication experience
• Forklift licence

• Monday‑Thursday: 08:00‑17:00
• Friday: 08:00‑16:30
• 42 hours per week
• Overtime available
• On‑call rota required

• Competitive pay
• Overtime opportunities
• Company pension
• Sick pay
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays
• Free on‑site parking
• Full product training provided
• Opportunity to grow and develop within the company

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.