Engineering Operative - Harvest Operations

Are you a practical, hands-on engineer who thrives in fast-paced harvest environments? Do you enjoy keeping machinery running at peak performance when it matters most? We're looking for an Engineering Operative to join our Harvest Engineering Team and play a vital role in keeping our operations moving during the most critical time of the year. This is a key position within our harvesting operation, where your skills will directly impact uptime, productivity, and crop delivery. You'll be working with a wide range of harvesting and processing equipment, solving real problems, and making a tangible difference every day. The Role As an Engineering Operative, you'll support the Engineering Team in delivering responsive, high-quality technical support across all harvest operations. Your focus will be on minimising downtime, maintaining reliability, and ensuring production targets and SLAs are consistently met - especially during peak season. What You'll Be Doing

• Maintain, repair, and fault-find on harvesting and processing machinery to keep operations running efficiently.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns, working with the Engineering Team Leader to prioritise work and minimise downtime.
• Carry out all work safely and to a high engineering standard, following company procedures and best practice.
• Identify and implement improvements to machinery reliability, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Support engineering projects, including fabrication, modifications, and seasonal readiness work.
• Manage tools, spares, and parts to ensure ongoing operational readiness.
• Share knowledge, develop skills, and support colleagues within the engineering team.
• Provide technical support to third-party or off-site operations when required. Working Hours
• Peak summer harvest: Approx. 60 hours per week, 12-hour shifts (6am-6pm), Sunday-Thursday or Tuesday-Saturday
• Winter season: Up to 55 hours per week Why Join Us?
• Great Place to Work accredited employer
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Cinema, Sky Store, supermarket, and retailer discounts
• Health Cash Plan
• Holiday and travel discounts
• Life assurance and income protection
• Employee referral scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eyecare contributions
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Ongoing training, development, and mentoring
• Regular social, wellbeing, and charity events
• Community engagement and early careers involvement
• Onsite health checks and annual flu jabs If you enjoy hands-on engineering, problem-solving under pressure, and being part of a team that delivers when it matters most, this could be the role for you.