Golf & Turf Technician

About Us

Farol Ltd is an extremely successful family‑owned, multisite agricultural and ground care business. Established in 1976 and now employing over 300 people, we are the market leaders in agriculture, ground care and homeowner products, holding the market leading John Deere franchise along with many other brands.

The Golf & Turf machinery side of our business is growing rapidly and we are now one of the largest John Deere turf dealerships in Europe! Covering the central England region from Derbyshire down to West Sussex, our customers includes some of the most prestigious sporting venues in the UK.

As a continuously growing company, we are looking for an experienced and skilled Golf & Turf Technician with passion and drive to join our team at our Thame Head Office.

• Carrying out diagnostics, servicing, repairs and maintenance work on Turf/Groundcare machinery. This will be both at our customers’ premises and within the workshop at the depot
• Ensuring job cards are written up promptly and accurately
• Following our health & safety regulations and policies at all times
• Taking part in technical training, both at Head Office and also at the John Deere training centre
• Mentoring apprentices and trainees

Are you a dedicated, self‑motivated, highly skilled engineer with a passion for ground care/turf machinery? If so, we want to hear from you
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We can offer you all the training you need to transfer your skills to our product! This includes in‑house technical training and also attending courses at John Deere’s training centre.

You will be able to demonstrate the following experience & skills:

• Strong diagnostic ability with good all‑round technical knowledge of agricultural/turf/plant machinery (ideally John Deere!) would be preferred
• A relevant technical qualification (such as an Agricultural Engineering) would be advantageous
• Experience with electrics and hydraulics
• A driving licence is essential
• Strong customer service and customer facing skills
• The ability to work self‑motivate and work individually, managing your own workload and also able to work as part of a team
• Excellent IT skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail

Our excellent package for a skilled and experienced Technician includes a highly competitive remuneration package of up to £50,000 (dependent on experience), up to 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), company vehicle, tool allowance, pension scheme and extensive ongoing training. We also offer treats such as monthly “Pay Day Breakfasts”, employee discount and long service awards.

Either click on the “Apply For This Job” button at the top right of this page or send your CV to

We look forward to hearing from you!

Farol Ltd is a family‑owned company with people at the heart of its strategy and has become one of the leading John Deere machinery dealers in the UK. Employing over 250 people, we have industry leading Agricultural and Turf machinery sales divisions, as well as running specialist departments for:
Precision Ag technology, aftersales, tyres and haulage.

We know that our people are the key to our success, and we make sure we appreciate and reward everyone’s contribution. Not only do we recognise expertise, skills, and professionalism, we highly value the very things that makes the individual unique: their passion, dedication, approachability, and their drive to go the extra mile.

Growth and development are inevitable within our forward‑thinking company, where we offer a highly competitive salary, a diverse and interesting work environment, job security and on‑going training.