At McHale, we strongly believe in creating an environment which fosters creativity and teamwork, where people can fully realise their true potential, allowing them to develop cutting edge agricultural solutions in line with worldwide customer needs.
With over 35 years’ worth of combined experience, today McHale is working harder than ever, to innovate, design and build the best products for a fast-changing world with a growing population.
Contact UsAt McHale, we strongly believe in creating an environment which fosters creativity and teamwork where people can fully realise their true potential, allowing individuals to develop cutting edge solutions.
If you are interested in becoming part of our team then contact us at [email protected]. Alternatively, phone 094 95 20352 for more information.
McHale offers a complete and competitive package of benefits that demonstrates how much we care for employees and their families through every stage of life. We reward performance and hard work and offer life-long career growth opportunities.
Due to continued success and growth, we are recruiting MIG Welders to join our team. Candidates should have experience in MIG welding or a willingness to be trained in this discipline.
Agricultural Field Technician
Location: UK
Title: Agricultural Field Technician
McHale is an export driven manufacturer of agricultural grass harvesting machinery, located in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland. McHale products can be seen working in over 55 countries.
McHale is seeking to recruit an Agricultural Field Technician for the UK market. This is a permanent, full-time position. Salary negotiable depending on sectoral experience.Interested candidates, please submit CV and cover letter to [email protected] quoting "Agricultural Field Technician" in the subject line of the email.
Alternatively, phone 094 95 20352 for more information.
Stores Person
Location: McHale, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
Title: Stores Person
Interested candidates, please submit CV and cover letter to [email protected] quoting "Spare Parts Stores Person" in the subject line of the email.
Alternatively, phone 094 95 20352 for more information.
Receptionist-Administrator
Location: McHale, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
Title: Receptionist-Administrator
McHale is an export driven manufacturer of agricultural grass harvesting machinery, located in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland. McHale products can be seen working in over 55 countries.
McHale is currently recruiting for a Receptionist-Administrator. This is a permanent position, reporting to the HR Department. .This company is an equal opportunities employer, and this job description is not exhaustive.
Interested candidates, please submit CV and cover letter to [email protected] quoting "Receptionist-Administrator" in the subject line of the email.
Alternatively, phone 094 95 20352 for more information.
Embedded Software Engineer
Location: McHale, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
Title: Embedded Software Engineer
McHale is an export driven manufacturer of agricultural grassline machinery, located in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. McHale products can be seen working in over 55 countries.
McHale is looking to recruit an Embedded Software Engineer with 2- 3 years’ experience. To lead in the full software development life cycle i.e. design, develop and maintain embedded software for control systems on agricultural machinery. This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively and independently. The successful candidate must have familiarity with electronic circuitry to the degree necessary to test and debug software functions on target hardware.Interested candidates, please submit CV and cover letter to [email protected] quoting "Embedded Software Engineer " in the subject line of the email.
Alternatively, phone 094 95 20352 for more information.
UI Designer
Location: McHale, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
Title: UI Designer
McHale is an export driven manufacturer of agricultural grassline machinery, located in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. McHale products can be seen working in over 55 countries.
McHale are looking to recruit a UI Designer to take ownership of our machine user interface design on our product software, mainly balers and wrappers. The successful candidate will design and implement user interfaces to maintain our reputation for easy-to-use and intuitive products for our customers. UI Designer responsibilities include gathering user requirements, designing graphic elements, building navigation components, and putting it all together to create intuitive user interfaces for our products. To be successful in this role, you should have experience with UI design and creation. Ultimately, you’ll create both functional and appealing features that address our customers’ needs and help us grow our customer base.Interested candidates, please submit CV and cover letter to [email protected] quoting "UI Designer " in the subject line of the email.
Alternatively, phone 094 95 20352 for more information.
Market Support - France
Location: France
Title: Market Support – France
McHale is looking to recruit a self-motivated person to support their dealer network in France. The position is based in France full time. Initial training will be provided in Ireland and then on the job training and mentoring will be provided in both France and Ireland.
The job will involve dealing with the dealer network in France on a daily basis and also liaising with end users. This would be in the form of sales, technical support and product demonstrations. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person, to work with an established brand.Interested candidates, please submit CV and cover letter to [email protected] quoting "Market Support - France " in the subject line of the email.
Alternatively, phone 094 95 20352 for more information.
When did you start at McHale?
I started in the company in 2000, following a season with a contractor in 1999, after finishing my degree in Institute of Technology Tralee. I saw an ad in the Irish Farmers Journal and applied.
I started on the assembly line of the 991 wrapper and after 18 months I moved to the UK into a service role until 2009. The UK is one of our largest markets, where our full range of equipment is used, so I gained knowledge there as the company expanded into balers. Following this, I moved back to Ballinrobe, where I started at the in-house service department.
What does your job entail?
As technical support and service is one of the company’s main priorities, the first part of the job is making sure that our importers, dealers and customers who require help with problems are able to get answers as quickly as possible. So during the busy season this means answering these queries and making sure problems are resolved. We have a team of technical people in all of our main markets and all the information from them is processed to eliminate problems from machines through the research and development department. In the off-peak season I cover the technical training for all our dealers and importers. This is done in-house or in the importer’s country.
What is your typical day like?
In season, it is answering calls and emails to resolve problems for importers, dealers and customers actually working in the field. Out of season, it is training or travelling to importers to do training there.
What are your favourite parts of the job?
From one day to the next it is never the same, constantly dealing with different people in all of our markets.
What are the greatest challenges in your job?
I guess trying to have solutions to problems to keep customers working. Different crops and unusual conditions in any of the 56 countries we are operating in, means the cause of a problem or the solution to that problem can differ from call to call.
Do you like your job?
After 22 years, I have to say I do. I have visited and operated our machines in most of the 56 countries that we export to. I have seen countries and parts of countries that I would never see otherwise. Coming from a sheep and suckler farm in southwest Kerry, I would never have thought that I would have gotten the opportunity and knowledge of agriculture from so many parts of the world.
2019 From time to time the FTMTA executive council presents a gold award to a person who has given a long or outstanding service to the association or the agricultural machinery industry. This award is open to all working FTMTA member firms and its staff. Peter Thomas Keaveney of the Irish Farmers Journal sat down with recent recipients, brothers Padraic and Martin McHale who picked up the prestigious FTMTA gold award at the show to discuss their road to success.