Application Deadline: 31 May 2026
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Dorchester Mill
Compensation: £36,000 - £40,000 / year
We’re looking for a skilled and proactive Industrial Mechanical Engineer to join our team at Mole Valley Farmers. If you have experience in mechanical engineering within a manufacturing environment and want to take the next step in your career, this role offers the chance to make a real impact. You’ll help keep our feed mill running safely and efficiently, supporting British agriculture while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and reliability.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
As an Industrial Mechanical Engineer, you’ll take ownership of mechanical maintenance and engineering across our plant and equipment. You’ll diagnose and repair faults, deliver planned maintenance, and support projects that improve efficiency and safety. Working in a heavy manufacturing environment that can be dusty and noisy, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring uninterrupted feed production for our farming customers.
Key responsibilities include:
• Maintaining and repairing plant and mechanical equipment safely and efficiently
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs and routine servicing
• Supporting planned maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives
• Reading and interpreting site drawings and project information
• Collaborating with colleagues to solve problems and share knowledge
• Promoting a strong safety culture and compliance with regulations
• Previous experience in heavy manufacturing or similar environments (e.g., quarry works)
• Familiarity with conveying systems (screw conveyors, chain & flight conveyors, belt bucket elevators) and pneumatic systems
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety
• Good IT and problem-solving skills
• Proactive, reliable, and team-oriented
• Able to carry out tasks in a dusty, noisy, and physically demanding environment (reasonable adjustments available)
📈 Scottish Widows contributory pension – company will match up to 5%
🛍️ Up to 25% colleague discount in store
🚗 Free parking on site
🌴 33 days of annual leave, including bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time colleagues)
📚 Excellent training and development opportunities
🪜 Plenty of career progression opportunities
👨👩👧👦 Life Assurance
🗣️ Employee Assistance Programme with Retail Trust
🎁 Comprehensive colleague benefits
We are the UK’s leading agricultural supply and rural retailing business. Since 1960, it’s been in our nature to support the future of UK agriculture. From a group of local farmers, to a community of 9,000 farmer shareholders, we’ve never lost sight of our shared purpose to work for the greater good of UK agriculture.
We’re 1,700 experts in our field - retailers, engineers, buyers and advisors - all focused on looking after our customers and developing in our careers. We’re trusted to work in the best way to get the best results and we challenge ourselves to be better and take every opportunity to get better.
Our colleagues are the most important part of our business and that’s why we put people above process. So, while you’re working hard to support UK agriculture, we’re working hard to make sure you’re supported too, from endless learning and development opportunities through to a range of health, wellbeing and financial benefits.
We're proud to have created an environment unlike anywhere else. We're there for each other, like any good team; and we're here to progress, like every good business, and that’s why we want to employ the best people and provide an environment where you feel welcome and supported.
If it’s in your nature to support the future of UK agriculture, take a look at our website today.
