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All about the Role

We are looking for a skilled and hands-on Field Plant Engineer to join us.  In this key role, you will be responsible for maintaining, diagnosing, servicing and repairing a wide range of horticultural and agricultural plant machinery, ensuring all equipment is safe, reliable and ready for operational use.

This role is crucial in ensuring that all plant, machinery and equipment operates efficiently and reliably, and that service disruption to Streetcare operations is prioritised and kept to a minimum

All about our Team

You'll be joining a supportive and experienced team that takes pride in keeping essential Streetcare services running efficiently. The team works collaboratively to deliver a high-quality, reliable service that supports the local community.

All about You

You'll bring strong technical knowledge and practical experience working with horticultural or agricultural plant machinery. Confident in diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs, you'll take a proactive approach to maintenance and work in line with manufacturer guidance and safety standards.

You'll have experience of at least three years in a Plant Engineer or similar role, ideally within grounds maintenance or agricultural settings, along with a good understanding of statutory inspection requirements.

Experience maintaining and repairing a wide range of professional grounds maintenance equipment / horticultural and agricultural plant

Full UK driving license (essential) with the ability to drive a mobile service vehicle

Minimum 3 GCSEs at Grade C or above, or equivalent, or able to evidence ability at an equivalent level.

Educated to City and Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in an appropriate field (e.g. Agricultural technician, Plant or Machinery Maintenance etc)

Our Benefits

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme…

Access to a range of benefits via our Employee Benefits Platform, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes

Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)

Access to car lease scheme

Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances

Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings

Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth

Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day

Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network

Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

Our Commitments

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are a person who has or considers yourself to have a disability and you require reasonable adjustments to the application or interview process, please contact [email protected].

If you've already applied and completed the recruitment process for this position within the last three months, there's no need to reapply. We really appreciate your interest and thank you for considering us

Documents

Field Plant Engineer 062026.pdf (108.49 KB)