About
Employer description
G’s is an international farming business established in 1952, vertically integrated and driven by market leading innovation and customer insight.
We supply customers across the UK, Europe and the USA.
Main description
Are you a practical, hands-on engineer who thrives in fast-paced harvest environments? Do you enjoy keeping machinery running at peak performance when it matters most? We’re looking for an Engineering Operative to join our Harvest Engineering Team and play a vital role in keeping our operations moving during the most critical time of the year.
This is a key position within our harvesting operation, where your skills will directly impact uptime, productivity, and crop delivery. You’ll be working with a wide range of harvesting and processing equipment, solving real problems, and making a tangible difference every day.
The Role
As an Engineering Operative, you’ll support the Engineering Team in delivering responsive, high-quality technical support across all harvest operations. Your focus will be on minimising downtime, maintaining reliability, and ensuring production targets and SLAs are consistently met - especially during peak season.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Maintain, repair, and fault-find on harvesting and processing machinery to keep operations running efficiently.
- Respond quickly to breakdowns, working with the Engineering Team Leader to prioritise work and minimise downtime.
- Carry out all work safely and to a high engineering standard, following company procedures and best practice.
- Identify and implement improvements to machinery reliability, safety, and operational efficiency.
- Support engineering projects, including fabrication, modifications, and seasonal readiness work.
- Manage tools, spares, and parts to ensure ongoing operational readiness.
- Share knowledge, develop skills, and support colleagues within the engineering team.
- Provide technical support to third-party or off-site operations when required.
Working Hours
Peak summer harvest: Approx. 60 hours per week, 12-hour shifts
(6am–6pm), Sunday–Thursday or Tuesday–Saturday
Winter season: Up to 55 hours per week
What's on offer
- Great Place to Work accredited employer
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Cinema, Sky Store, supermarket, and retailer discounts
- Health Cash Plan
- Holiday and travel discounts
- Life assurance and income protection
- Employee referral scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eyecare contributions
- Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- Ongoing training, development, and mentoring
- Regular social, wellbeing, and charity events
- Community engagement and early careers involvement
- Onsite health checks and annual flu jabs
If you enjoy hands-on engineering, problem-solving under pressure, and being part of a team that delivers when it matters most, this could be the role for you.
Closing Date
The closing date for this job offer is on 03/07/2026
Salary
TBC
Location
This job is located in Barway, Nr Ely, Cambs
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