Agriculture Equipment Mechanic

Are you looking to work with a family-owned business with corporate resources? Does working with innovation and cutting edge technology excite you? Would you like working in an environment where you have the freedom to achieve your career goals? Then look no further than South Country Equipment!

We are a family-owned, 8-location John Deere dealer network that operates through southern Saskatchewan. We have a culture that focuses on working as a team and supporting one another to accomplish our goals. As the agriculture industry continues to innovate, so does South Country. We ensure that the farmers we support are educated and equipped to take their operations to the next level.

Our Culture

At South Country we pride ourselves in our team members’ success and accomplishments. Those that have had success within South Country typically share the following traits:

• A team first mentality
• Eagerness to take on new challenges and development
• A welcoming and friendly personality
• The ability to understand how their role supports the bigger picture and how they play a part in achieving our enterprise goals
• A passion for supporting the agriculture industry in their community
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What is in it for you:

• Training and development opportunities
• Career growth opportunities
• A welcoming family owned and operated organization that puts individuals first
• Opportunity to represent John Deere and support growers in food production
• Utilizing John Deere and outside sourced professional training to support with continuous learning
• Autonomy to set you up for success and allow you to be part of the innovation within agriculture
• Paid overtime hours

What you’ll do:

Our technicians are the heart of our service department and play a vital role in keeping farmers going. Using our advanced diagnostic software you will inspect, diagnose and repair our customer’s equipment. Keeping up to date on the latest technological advancements you will be capable of servicing equipment manufactured over multiple decades. This role consists of:

• The maintenance and repair of John Deere equipment
• Servicing other lines of equipment if required
• Maintaining a high level of efficiency and knowledge, you will keep up to date with the advancing technologies within the industry
• A flexible work arrangement that may have you working within the shop or in the field
• Provide support to farmers to ensure they are able to have success during critical points of the season
• We operate in a cyclical environment that requires extended hours during the farming season including evenings, weekends and participation in an on call rotation

Training:

Whether you are a journeyperson with 20+ years of experience or looking to get a start on your apprenticeship journey we have the resources and plan to give you the best opportunity to succeed:

• We offer apprenticeship opportunities through the John Deere Technician program at Sask Polytech
• Apprentices will gain additional expertise in agriculture equipment through shadowing current journeyperson mechanics, online and in-person training offerings and hand-on experience along with their classroom learning
• Experienced technicians will be kept informed on the latest technological equipment advancements through online and in-person training opportunities
• South Country is committed to ensuring that all technicians have the knowledge and resources to succeed

Requirements

What you bring:

• Strong mechanical inclination
• A focus on working accurately, safely and efficiently
• Strong attention to detail
• Intermediate computer skills
• Problem solving skills and the ability to come up with creative solutions
• Experience working with farm equipment or in a shop environment would be considered an asset

Benefits

• Pension plan
• Health benefits
• Dental care
• Life insurance
• Vision care
• Paid time off
• Store discount