Engineering Opportunity: Agricultural Engineering Technician

Agricultural Engineering Technician Current Vacancies

2006-12-23:

Agricultural engineering technicians, design, install, maintain, service and sell agricultural and horticultural machinery.

Technicians work for equipment manufacturers, dealerships, hire services, service engineering companies, crop, livestock and fish farms, and forestry companies.

Servicing and repair - technicians carry out regular maintenance checks on machinery.

Sales staff travel to businesses within their region, demonstrating and selling equipment and parts.

Manufacturing - technicians assist agricultural engineers in the design, development, testing and building of new products for the farming and forestry industries.

Agricultural servicing technicians work long and irregular hours and are often on-call.

Technicians in workshops usually work around 40 hours a week.
Much of the work is very physical, involving heavy machinery and tools.

Employers vary from large multinational manufacturing companies to small machinery dealerships and service agents.

If working for a multinational company, there may be opportunities to work abroad, particularly in developing countries.

Typical progression routes are to senior technician, workshop manager, inspection roles, training, area and regional sales coordinator and general management

Senior agricultural technicians can earn up to 25,000 a year.
Agricultural engineering technicians may receive additional income for working shifts and overtime. (Permalink)