Land Based Service Engineer - Mechanical Apprentice
AGRImate
CHESTERFIELD (S45 9AZ)
Closes in 25 days (Monday 2 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 February 2026
Contents
Summary
An exciting opportunity for a motivated apprentice to join our friendly team of service engineers. Our agricultural engineering business is based in the workshop, on a working farm in Chesterfield, on the border of the Peak District, and also incorporates a busy parts sales operation—offering a varied and practical learning experience.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Land-based service engineer (level 2)
- Hours
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Typically, Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (9am – 5pm) TBC.
Hours may vary during busy periods.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Assisting with Machinery Maintenance: You will support the team in carrying out routine maintenance on our machinery, ensuring all equipment is kept in top working order.
- Learning Diagnostics: There will be opportunities to develop diagnostic skills, identifying and addressing mechanical issues as they arise.
- Supporting Repairs & Workshop Tasks: You will take part in a variety of repair jobs and assist with general duties around the workshop.
- Machinery Preparation: The role involves preparing machinery for both on-site and off-site tasks, ensuring all safety and operational standards are met.
- Workshop Organisation: Helping to maintain an organised, efficient, and safe workshop environment is an important part of the apprenticeship.
- Basic Admin & Record Keeping: You will assist with essential administrative duties, such as maintaining service records and documenting completed work.
- Health, Safety & Compliance: Adhering to health and safety regulations is paramount, and you will receive ongoing training to ensure compliance at all times.
- Understanding Machinery in Real Use: You will gain valuable experience observing and understanding how machinery is used in real-life agricultural settings - on our working farm.
- Working with the Team: Teamwork is central to our operations, and you will collaborate closely with colleagues to complete tasks efficiently and effectively.
- College Training: In addition to hands-on learning, you will take part in college-based training to support your professional development.
Where you'll work
HOLLINS HOUSE FARM
HOLMGATE
CLAY CROSS
CHESTERFIELD
S45 9AZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REASEHEATH COLLEGE
Training course
Land-based service engineer (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Prepare and reinstate the work area for land-based engineering activities.
- Clean land-based machinery and equipment.
- Select and use PPE, tools and equipment required to undertake land-based engineering activities.
- Prepare land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment for service, maintenance and repair activities.
- Prepare parts, components and sub-assemblies prior to reassembly, including inspecting, cleaning, refurbishing, sharpening, resealing, straightening, and balancing.
- Refit and re-assemble parts, components and sub-assemblies, ensuring their compatibility and relationship including timing and alignment.
- Select the appropriate lifting, supporting and securing equipment.
- Apply thermal bonding and separation methods to join, fabricate and repair materials and components.
- Complete organisational documentation and reports.
- Carry out work in compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
- Lift, support and secure loads, land-based machinery, equipment and assemblies.
- Setup land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Connect, attach and fit land-based machinery equipment to prime movers.
- Service and maintain land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to manufacturer’s recommendations.
- Adopt safe working practices that ensure personal safety and the safety of others and the environment.
- Conduct static and basic operational inspections and check compliance with legislative safety requirements and system tests to establish actions to be taken.
- Interrogate control systems to view error codes, reset indicators and verify software updates.
- Carry out checks and tests to ensure prime-movers, machinery and equipment meet manufacturers specifications before and after repair.
- Identify and follow technical documentation and perform hydraulic or electrical repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Perform transmission or engine repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Record and interpret technical information relating to land-based service, maintenance and repair operations.
- Apply the principles of customer care when dealing with internal and external customers relevant to own role.
- Maintain service and warranty records, record data and report findings to stakeholders.
- Carry out pre delivery inspections and conduct assembly as required on land-based equipment and prime movers.
- Check settings and make adjustments on land-based equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Carry out land-based machinery inspections.
- Prepare and reinstate the work area for land-based engineering activities.
- Clean land-based machinery and equipment.
- Select and use PPE, tools and equipment required to undertake land-based engineering activities.
- Prepare land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment for service, maintenance and repair activities.
- Prepare parts, components and sub-assemblies prior to reassembly, including inspecting, cleaning, refurbishing, sharpening, resealing, straightening, and balancing.
- Refit and re-assemble parts, components and sub-assemblies, ensuring their compatibility and relationship including timing and alignment.
- Select the appropriate lifting, supporting and securing equipment.
- Apply thermal bonding and separation methods to join, fabricate and repair materials and components.
- Complete organisational documentation and reports.
- Carry out work in compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
- Lift, support and secure loads, land-based machinery, equipment and assemblies.
- Setup land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Connect, attach and fit land-based machinery equipment to prime movers.
- Service and maintain land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to manufacturer’s recommendations.
- Adopt safe working practices that ensure personal safety and the safety of others and the environment.
- Conduct static and basic operational inspections and check compliance with legislative safety requirements and system tests to establish actions to be taken.
- Interrogate control systems to view error codes, reset indicators and verify software updates.
- Carry out checks and tests to ensure prime-movers, machinery and equipment meet manufacturers specifications before and after repair.
- Identify and follow technical documentation and perform hydraulic or electrical repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Perform transmission or engine repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Record and interpret technical information relating to land-based service, maintenance and repair operations.
- Apply the principles of customer care when dealing with internal and external customers relevant to own role.
- Maintain service and warranty records, record data and report findings to stakeholders.
- Carry out pre delivery inspections and conduct assembly as required on land-based equipment and prime movers.
- Check settings and make adjustments on land-based equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Carry out land-based machinery inspections.
Training schedule
Training will be delivered in the workplace alongside block training at Reaseheath College.
The workplace is serviced by a regular bus from Chesterfield, Clay Cross and Matlock.
Accommodation is available at Reaseheath for apprentices who live out of area.
More training information
- Reaseheath College is in Nantwich , Cheshire
- Training at college is on release from the workplace. Some colleges choose to merge training weeks into one - three-week blocks.
- Further details about apprentice training at the college is available on their website.
- If you feel another course would meet your needs better, please contact us.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 2)
- Mathematics (grade 2)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
As our business operates from a working farm with livestock and agricultural machinery, experience in agriculture—or a genuine interest in learning to drive tractors and work with animals—would be desirable, though not essential. Our business is diverse, and during busy periods the successful candidate may be asked to assist with different areas of the operation as required.
About this employer
AGRImate is a trading name of F&E Hoggard and son , an Agricultural engineering , Agricultural contracting , Machinery Parts and farming business based in North East Derbyshire.
With a combined 100 years in the business and 3 generations worth of knowledge, our commitment to providing outstanding service and expertise, alongside affordable pricing ensures our customers return time and time again.
We provide servicing and repairs on all types of land based equipment and machinery, from ride on mowers to combines and beyond.
Company benefits
- Uniform.
- 20 days AL + Bank holidays.
- Unlimited supervisor support.
- Manufacturing visits UK & Abroad.
- An outstanding environment to learn.
- Additional agricultural opportunities.
After this apprenticeship
We believe in supporting our employee's continuous growth, therefore for the right candidate, progression to Level 3, industry related additional training and a permanent full-time position on completion of the apprenticeship may be offered.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REASEHEATH COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012305.
Apply now
Closes in 25 days (Monday 2 March 2026 at 11:59pm)