Careers - We are recruiting!
Are you talented, skilled, creative, ambitious and looking for a new challenge?
Do you want to be a part of an industry leading team working on prestige equipment destined for high profile projects?
We are always on the lookout for technically skilled candidates to join our ever growing company to help us drive our industry forward and push the boundaries of possibility. If this sounds like you, please get in touch, we would love to hear from you!
We currently have the following positions available:
- Service Manager
- Reporting to Senior Management, the sucessful candidate will assist and oversee our team of both workshop based and field service engineers to ensure the timely and accurate completion of scheduled and emergency repair works, overhauls and refurbishments and other major projects.
- The sucessful candidate will ensure accurate data and feedback from all works and will have experience with cost control and projection, warranty handling and work scheduling.
- Attention to detail and a desire to work at the highest level whilst simultaneously getting the very best from all available resources is a key attribute in this role.
- Excellent communication skills are required as is the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with our highly valued customers, ensuring that they are continually recieving the highest possible level of service.
- Product training and familiarisation will be given on an ongoing basis across our diverse range of high quality brands. A willingness to travel for such training is required.
- This role would suit a candidate with prior experience in agricultural/forestry/construction plant or commercial vehicle engineering and who has a good understanding of the seasonal pressures which many of our customers face.
- An excellent working knowledge of hydraulic systems and components along with CAN-BUS networks and control systems are key attributes for sucess in this role, which would be most suited to a former field service or workshop technician who has progressed into a supervisory role. We would also welcome applications from highly disciplined and knowledgeable field service engineers and workshop technicians who are operating at the top of their game and looking to take the next steps in their careers.
- National Sales Representative - Forest Machinery & Equipment
Working nationwide and representing a full range of high quality brands and equipment, the sucessful candidate will drive sales growth whilst building and maintaining strong customer and partner relationships. We are looking for a self motivated and driven salesperson with a proven track record within the forest machine and related equipment markets.
- This role would suit an experienced, skilled and methodical person looking to advance their career by representing some of the highest quality equipment on the market whilst having niche products with fantastic USP's.
- This is a role providing national coverage and entails an element of working away.
- The ideal candidate will have prior experience in the forestry/agricultural or construction equipment industries.
- Welder / Fabricator
- Based in our well equipped Kendal workshops with occasional site work required, this role involves the fabrication, engineering and often fitting of various production and bespoke components to meet both our in-house demands and those of our customers.
- The ideal candidate will be qualified to at least NVQ L2 in welding and have experience of all general fabrication and engineering shop machines and equipment including cutting, punching, folding, rolling and bending equipment.
- Attention to detail, a desire to produce unique and high quality work and an ability to record/document your operations would all be excellent attributes.
- This is a highly rewarding and skilled role creating bespoke and unique fabrications alongside short production runs and development of new designs.
- Familiarity with technical drawings and CAD/CAM packages would be an advantage, as would experience of, or a willingness to be involved in component coating and preparation. Some basic manual machining skills preferred.
- Highly paid position with excellent benefits for the right candidate. Weld tests must be taken prior to interview.
- Plant and Commercial Spray Painter and Refinisher
- An exciting role either working within or managing a small custom paint shop specialising in bespoke plant and commercial refinishing.
- Based in our Kendal workshops, this role involves the preparation, painting and finishing of part and complete machines, vehicles and various production and bespoke components to meet both our in-house demands and those of our customers.
- The ideal candidate will have acute attention to detail, be experienced in a range of painting methods and paint types including gloss variations, metallics and laquers, be able to follow instructions with great accuracy and have excellent housekeeping skills.
- This role involves all aspects of refinishing work, from preparation through to final presentation.
- This role additionally involves the general upkeep of the painting area, stock management of paints and consumables and the cordination of items and machinery in and out of the painting area.
- Experience with signwriting or vinyl application, polish-finishing and valeting methods would be advantageous but not necessary as training can be given.
- Field Service Engineer
- Skilled Field Service Engineer/Mobile Service Technician required to support cutting edge equipment nationwide.
- Working nationwide from our base in the Lake District, this role involves supporting our customers with the service and repair of advanced equipment along with the installation, setup and calibration of harvesting, drilling and mulching and other hydraulic attachments and tiltrotators. - This role would suit a qualified, experienced, skilled and methodical person looking to advance their career.
- This is a role providing national coverage and entails an element of working away and would suit a candidate with prior experience in the forestry/construction plant or agricultural engineering industries.
- This role has a huge earning potential for the correct candidate and remuneration includes a multi-level bonus scheme.
- Service Technician/Engineer
- Working alongside our existing technicians, the successful candidate will be carrying out the service, repair, diagnostics, inspection and PDI of both new and used specialised construction, forestry and industrial equipment in our Kendal workshops.
- We are looking for ambitious technicians who work to high standards and want to be a part of an ever growing team. Ongoing training will be provided but it would be preferable if the candidate was qualified to a minimum of NVQ L2 or equivalent in a related area.
- This role would suit a candidate with prior experience in the forestry/construction plant or agricultural engineering industries.
- Apprentice/Trainee Mechanic/Engineer
- Based in our Kendal workshops, this role would suit a school leaver 16-18 years of age or an agricultural/forestry/engineering college student looking to further their experience in the workplace.
- The trainee would have involvement in all aspects of a busy engineering workshop, preparing, servicing and manufacturing equipment.
- Opportunity for further job/career progression and training is available, as is enrollment onto an apprenticeship scheme or similar.
- Applicants must have passed GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above
For further information on becoming a part of our team, please get in touch or alternatively please forward CV and covering letter to [email protected]
or by post to Exc@v8, Unit 15A, Mealbank Mill Industrial Estate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9DL.