Resident Field Service Technician - Milbank, SD

Job Description

Job Description

Butler Machinery Company has an opening for a Resident Field Service Technician who will work in and around the Milbank, SD, reporting to the Watertown, SD location.

Overview

Butler Machinery Company is looking for self-motivated, customer-driven service technicians to join our winning team and help us grow our business. If you have a passion for the agriculture industry, enjoy working independently but still in a team environment, and are eager to continue learning and advancing throughout your career, you will be right at home with our team at Butler. In this role you’ll use your mechanical aptitude to perform maintenance, diagnostics and repair for all customer equipment needs primarily in a field service setting. With a career at Butler, you’ll have the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally with a family-owned company, that has existed since 1955, and values developing the leadership abilities within every employee and promoting from within.

Our ideal future teammate values great relationships with everyone in the company, is customer-driven, strives for excellence every day, has high levels of integrity and accountability and focuses on safety in everything he/she does.

The continued success of Butler is dependent upon a team that believes in our company’s mission, lives our culture by demonstrating our values every day and is hungry to grow their careers alongside our growing business.

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Full-Time Technician Pay Scale: $32.73/hr-$53.03/hr, DOE. ($4.00/hr differential for resident tech)

Qualifications:

• Required to be 21 years of age or older
• Two year Associate Degree or equivalent training and experience preferred.
• Experience in repairs of ag, truck and heavy equipment.
• Ability to perform some welding and knowledge of cutting torch.
• Individual must be self-motivated, organized, and self-sufficient and have the ability to work alone.
• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Knoledge of DBS and BMTS.
• Willingness to travel.
• Pre-employment drug testing conducted.
• Must have and maintain a clean driving record.
• CDL licensing or the ability to obtain CDL
• Individual must live within 10 miles of Milbank, SD
• Must have valid work authorization and be able to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship.

Job Responsibilities:
The position will involve but not be limited to the following duties:
• Performs fieldwork in outlying areas with possibility of overnight stays.
• Performs work out of a Field Service Truck.
• Available to handle emergency repair situations after hours as needed.
• Ability to work Saturday on short notice or as workload dictates.
• Completes service reports, time cards, parts returns, etc. in a timely manner.
• Communicates effectively with customers and supervisor.
• Troubleshoots electrical systems, hydraulic systems and power trains efficiently and accurately.
• Performs all aspects of repair to Ag, truck and construction equipment products we represent.
• Makes decisions that are honest, fair and in the best interest of our customers, our company and our suppliers.
• Works with limited supervision.
• Demonstrates and promotes Butler Machinery’s mission, vision and values.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits:
As a family business for three generations, we currently employ over 900 associates in 20 locations throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, NE, and MT. We are looking for self-motivated, forward-thinking individuals to join us in our continued success. If you desire to start your career with our team, here are some things we offer within our full benefits package:

• Generous retirement plan with 8% guaranteed by the company each year once eligibility is met, with no minimum required contributions out of your pocket
• Health Insurance – 3 plan options
• Health Savings Account – Employer contribution up to $1,300/year
• Dependent Care Flex Spending Account
• Dental Insurance – 2 plan options
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life/AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Employer paid Short-Term Disability Coverage – 60% of base pay
• Maternity and Paternity Benefits
• Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(K) Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – including Health Coaching
• SmartDollar – employer paid financial planning program
• Legal Shield/ID Shield products
• Other company-sponsored benefits include uniforms, safety glass allowance, optional Credit Union membership and educational assistance
• Voluntary Benefit options - Cancer Insurance/Accident/Hospitalization

EOE/Vet/Disability

Candidates must have valid work authorization and be able to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship.