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About the role…

We are currently looking for top-flight Groundcare Service Engineers to join our Service Departments at Cirencester, Bristol/Bath, Reading, Guildford and Ashford. You would be joining a very knowledgeable and friendly team with a good mix of age and experience and whilst the work is technically challenging, we look to provide a well-structured training program that works in conjunction with Kubota UK. Much of the repair and service work is carried out on-site and so a fully expensed vehicle will be provided. The mainly mobile role means that every day is different, but you still retain the support of the base at Guildford and the majority of our work tends to be with contractors, councils, schools, golf courses and private estates within Surrey and the surrounding area.

About you…

Full product training will be provided but we are looking to work with someone who already has a very solid foundation, ideally possessing an extensive knowledge of diesel engines, transmissions, electrics and hydraulics. Many of these skills will be interchangeable from related industries but previous experience with Groundcare or Construction machinery would be ideal. It’s also important that you are comfortable in front of the customer as you’ll be speaking to many of them about the service, repair, diagnostic or warranty work that you have undertaken and ensuring they are happy with the job before moving on to the next.

We value the role of the service engineer extremely highly. This is not only reflected in the way you are treated but we try to make sure that our pay is amongst the best in the industry.

Hours of Work: Monday to Thursday 8am – 5pm. Friday 8am – 4pm

About the Company

Established in 1947, Lister Wilder is proud to remain a wholly owned family business committed to providing an unparalleled end-to-end service for all machinery and equipment needs in Agriculture, Groundcare, Construction and Arboriculture.

A friendly, family business that’s home to some of the UK’s finest machinery franchises (we are the UK’s largest Kubota Dealership) and all supported by the most knowledgeable Sales, Parts and Service teams in the country.

We like to think we live up to our reputation as an award-winning, professional machinery and service provider. We believe this boils down to our dedicated team of almost 200 people who always go the extra mile to deliver, our experience that stretches over 70 years and our extensive product portfolio.

About the Role

We are currently looking for experienced Service Engineers to work on a variety of products. We are recruiting at all our branches: Cirencester, Bristol/Bath, Reading, Guildford and Ashford and at any one of them you would be joining a very knowledgeable and friendly team.

Much of the repair and service work is carried out on-site and so a fully expensed vehicle will be provided. The mainly mobile role means that every day is different, but you still retain the support of the branch you are based at.

We value the role of the Service Engineer extremely highly. This is not only reflected in the way you are treated but we try to make sure that our pay is amongst the best in the industry. As part of the Service Engineers package, we are offering financial relocation assistance. We also offer 31 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays.

About You

Full product training will be provided but we are looking to work with someone who already has a solid foundation, ideally possessing knowledge of diesel engines, transmissions, electrics and hydraulics. Many of these skills will be interchangeable from related industries but previous experience with Construction, Agricultural or Groundcare machinery would be beneficial. It’s also important that you are comfortable in front of the customer as you’ll be speaking to many of them about the service, repair, diagnostic or warranty work. Your key responsibilities would involve delivering comprehensive technical service, including: pre-delivery inspections, maintenance, fault diagnosis, repair, and rectification and overall exceptional technical service.

Essential skills and experience:

• Technical Apprenticeship preferred or 3-5 years’ Service industry experience in an Engineering based role.
• Good attention to detail with excellent problem-solving attributes.
• Customer Focused and engaging with strong communication skills.
• Confident, driven, possessing a desire to ensure high standards are always met.
• Computer Literate.
• Maths and English to GCSE level.
• Full UK Driving licence.
• A background in: Motor car/bike Industry, commercial vehicles including forklifts and lorries, REME, Marines, groundcare maintenance, farming, any other industry that required you to be mechanically minded and practical.

Hours of Work: Monday to Thursday: 8am – 5pm. Friday: 8am – 4pm

Job Introduction

We are currently looking for a Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) Engineer to work within our Groundcare division at our branch in Ashford. If you are a good all-round Engineer with a strong understanding of engines, transmissions, hydraulics and electrics or, have previous experience working with groundcare or small agricultural machinery and are looking for your next opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

As a PDI Engineer, you will be responsible for the assembly, check and sign off of new machines prior to delivery to the end user. We would also be keen to develop your existing skills with a structured training plan at Kubota UK.

The hours of work will be 8am until 5pm Monday to Friday in a workshop based role.

The Ideal Candidate

• Strong attention to detail and able to use your own initiative.
• A mechanically minded person with great problem solving skills.
• A great communicator who is customer focussed.
• Be experienced in working with machinery, ideally in the groundcare or agricultural industry.
• Previous PDI experience would be an advantage.

Package Description

As a PDI Engineer, you will be part of our welcoming and supportive team. You will become a valued member of the Lister Wilder family, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary package of up to £32,000 per annum.
• Paid overtime at enhanced rate.
• Company bonus scheme where we aim to provide bonus payments throughout the year reflective of how the business is performing and the wider economic situation
• Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance of £25,000
• 23 days Annual Leave plus all Bank Holidays, which increases with service plus a day off on your birthday after qualifying period.
• Free on site-parking
• Membership of Network Benefits, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping and clothing retailers as well as holidays and days out.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering help with your mental and physical wellbeing when you need it along with a host of other support, including financial and legal advice services and counselling.
• Enhanced Sickness pay based on length of service.
• Social events with your team and the whole Lister Wilder family.
• Extensive company training.

Job Introduction

We are currently look for a Workshop Administrator to join the Lister Wilder family at our branch near Reading. If you have experience of working in a car dealership, garage or service department and are looking to take the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you and if you have an interest in groundcare and construction machinery, even better!

Our branch near Reading is one of the busiest branches within our group and we are now looking for a someone to support the administrative function of the workshop alongside our Workshop Coordinator and Service Manager.

It’s important that you have excellent customer service skills and are comfortable in front of the customer as you would be speaking to them about their service, repair or warranty work. Systems training will be provided

The key responsibilities involve:

• Service department reception duties such as answering service calls and dealing with customers in a friendly and professional manner.
• Administrative tasks such as timesheets, raising job cards, and ensuring the system us up to date and accurate.
• Duties as delegated by the Workshop Coordinator and Service Manager.

The Ideal Candidate

• A team player who can work well under pressure, is highly organised and can maintain calmness during busy periods.
• A great communicator with exceptional customer service skills.
• Comfortable using a range of IT systems with a willingness to learn new systems.
• Strong attention to detail, able to use your own initiative and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Due to location of the branch, must have own transport

Package Description

As a Workshop Administrator, you will be part of our welcoming and supportive team. You will become a valued member of team, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Salary of £26,000 per annum
• Company bonus scheme where we aim to provide bonus payments throughout the year reflective of how the business is performing and the wider economic situation.
• Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance of £25,000
• Up to 26 days annual leave plus all Bank Holidays. You will start on 23 days and this will increase with service.
• Membership of Network Benefits, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping and clothing retailers as well as holidays and days out.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering help with your mental and physical wellbeing when you need it along with a host of other support, including financial and legal advice services and counselling.
• Enhanced Sickness pay based on length of service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free mortgage and home buying advice.
• Social events with your team and the whole Lister Wilder family.
• Extensive company training.

Job Introduction

Are you looking for a brighter career in Agricultural machinery sales?

We are Europe’s largest Kubota dealer, with the full line up of franchises including Agriculture, Groundcare, Construction and Engines. Over the past 75 years we have grown to become a leading supplier and trusted dealership across the South of England. Our portfolio includes market-leading franchises such as Kubota, Merlo, Yamaha, Kverneland, Vicon, Kockerling and Bomford.

We are now seeking to employ an Agricultural Area Sales Manager to cover the South East area. Working from our Ashford branch you will cover the county of Kent. The ideal candidate will possess a good understanding of agricultural machinery and practices. You must be well-organised, with good communications skills – full training will be provided but you must be self-motivated and results driven.

The Ideal Candidate

• Well organised
• A great communicator with exceptional customer service skills.
• Self-motivated and results driven with a proven track record in field sales.
• Will have a good understanding of Agricultural machinery and practices.

Package Description

As an Area Sales Manager, you will be part of our welcoming and supportive team, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A competitive salary and commission structure.
• Company bonus scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance of £25,000
• Fully expensed company vehicle, typically a 4×4 pick up.
• 23 days Annual Leave plus all Bank Holidays, which increases with service.
• Free on site-parking
• Benefit scheme, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping and clothing retailers as well as holidays and days out.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering help with your mental and physical wellbeing when you need it along with a host of other support, including financial and legal advice services and counselling.
• Enhanced Sickness pay based on length of service.
• Social events both with local teams and the whole organisation.
• Extensive company training.

About Your Application

Sometimes our roles can be very popular, and therefore we reserve the right to close applications earlier than the date shown. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you as soon as possible.

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Job Introduction

We are excited to be recruiting for a brand-new role and a new colleague to join the team as a Parts and Machinery Coordinator.

This role will see you complete the full order process and logistics for our smaller, handheld machinery such as strimmers, hedge cutters and blowers to make sure it’s in the right place at the right time. Duties will include:

• Processing orders for machinery.
• Chasing suppliers.
• Booking the machines in on our systems and allocating them to customers.
• Liaising with our customers and site managers.
• Arranging transport and deliveries.
• Invoicing
• Stock taking

As well as the administrative side, we’ll need you to have a willingness to be hands on, ready to jump on a forklift to help unload lorries. For that reason a forklift licence would be beneficial but we can arrange training if required.

You will also receive training on our systems and processes but should already have a good understanding of excel.

This is a full-time role, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. You will work as part of small team reporting directly to our Parts Director. Whilst this is an administrative role, you will be based in a small satellite workshop environment to ensure that the orders are progressing as planned with the Engineers. At times you may be required to attend our main branch which is less than 10 minutes away.

The Ideal Candidate

• Must be competent in the use of Excel.
• Will have strong attention to detail and be able to input data accurately.
• Can work independently as well as part of a small team.
• Is a great communicator both over the phone and email, with exceptional customer service skills.
• Be hands on and proactive with a willingness to chip in to get things done.
• Holds a forklift licence – this is preferable but not essential.

Package Description

As our Parts and Machinery Coordinator, you will be part of our welcoming and supportive team. You will become a valued member of the Lister Wilder family, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of up to £28,000 per annum
• Company bonus scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance of £25,000
• 23 days Annual Leave plus all Bank Holidays, which increases with service plus a day off on your birthday after qualifying period.
• Free on site-parking
• Membership of Network Benefits, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping and clothing retailers as well as holidays and days out.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering help with your mental and physical wellbeing when you need it along with a host of other support, including financial and legal advice services and counselling.
• Enhanced Sickness pay based on length of service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free mortgage and home buying advice.
• Social events with your team and the whole Lister Wilder family.
• Extensive company training.