Horticultural Service Technician

Salary: £14.00 – £17.00 per hour depending on experience

Job Type: Full Time

Hours: Monday to Friday – 42.5 hours per week

Benefits: Company Pension/Company Sick Pay Scheme after qualifying period/Life Assurance after qualifying period/Overtime

GGM Groundscare, a leading supplier to the Groundscare Industry across the North West and Yorkshire. Due to the launch of new franchise with a well-respected Japanese marque of lawn and garden machinery, we are looking to recruit a Horticultural Service Technician to join their growing team based in Haydock.

If you have experience in the diagnostics and repairs of horticultural or ground-care machinery, then we want to hear from you!

You will be working on a wide variety of machinery and equipment that we supply including walk behind mowers, hedgecutters, chainsaws, brushcutters

Duties to include:

• Carry out servicing on machinery as specified
• Performing diagnostics and repairs to customers machinery
• Complete pre-delivery inspections and checks on both new and used machinery
• Work closely with the Parts Department to ensure correct parts for each job are ordered accurately
• Accurately completing all relevant paperwork on a daily basis.
• Undertake training to develop skills and knowledge including new products and services offered by manufacturers.

We are looking for:

• Experience working with horticultural or ground-care machinery is essential
• Relevant qualifications – City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3 or SVQ
• Experience and a good knowledge of mechanical, electrical systems as well as 4 stroke and 2 stroke petrol.
• Ability to diagnose faults and successfully carry out repairs
• Ability to interpret technical manuals and diagrams
• Ability to talk to customers on phone and face to face
• Be self-motivated, have good communications skills and have a willingness to take on new challenges
• Ability to adhere to health & safety practices and procedures
• The ability to work as a team or individually
• Full UK driving license