The successful candidate will:
Join Lely Center Longtown, where technology meets tradition.
We support dairy farmers across Northern England with the latest robotic milking and feeding systems — helping to keep herds healthy, farms productive, and farmers supported.
- Service, maintain, and install Lely robotic milking and feeding equipment on working dairy farms
- Work directly with farmers and their livestock, diagnosing and repairing mechanical or electrical issues
- Use laptops and diagnostic software daily to keep systems running smoothly
- Take part in an on-call rota (with overtime pay) to support customers when needed
- Build trusted relationships with farmers and your fellow engineers
- Experienced or qualified in mechanical, electrical, or service engineering
- Comfortable around livestock and happy working outdoors in all weathers
- A practical problem-solver who enjoys hands-on work
- Confident using computers for diagnostics and reporting
- Hold a full UK driving licence (no more than 6 points)
- Organised, self-motivated, and able to work independently as well as part of a close-knit team
- Competitive salary plus overtime and on-call enhancements
- Company van, laptop, mobile phone, uniform and PPE
- Comprehensive product training at Lely Center Longtown and Lely Atlantic
- The backing of a global leader in agricultural automation
Salary: £30,000–£35,000 per year | Plus overtime and on-call pay
Contract: Full-time, Permanent | Field-based across Northern England
Schedule: Monday to Friday, with overtime and weekend availability
Work Location: In person — visiting farms across Northern England
We are looking for Service Engineers to cover the North of England across our three depots, we have openings in Cumbria (Longtown) and Leeming Bar.
Lely is the world’s leading manufacturer of automated milking equipment with over 50,000 robotic milking machines installed worldwide.
With the continued growth and uptake of robotic technology in the livestock industry, our rapidly expanding Lely Center is looking to recruit an engineer to provide installation, maintenance, breakdown and shared 24/7 back up service to our customers.