Resident Field Service Technician - Vermillion or Yankton

Butler Machinery; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability

PTO

401(K) Plan

EAP

Job summary

Butler Machinery Company is seeking a Resident Field Service Technician to support customers in Vermillion or Yankton, SD, reporting to the Sioux Falls location. You will diagnose, repair, and maintain agricultural, truck, and heavy equipment in a field service setting, with opportunities to advance in a family-owned company.

Responsibilities include after-hours emergencies, travel, and completing service reports.

Qualifications

• Two year Associate Degree or equivalent training and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• The selected candidate will perform fieldwork in outlying areas, including overnight stays.

Skills

Self-motivated

Customer-focused

Strong communication

Ability to travel

Safety awareness

Clean driving record

CDL required

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

Butler Machinery Company has an opening for a Resident Field Service Technician who will work in and around the Vermillion or Yankton area, reporting to the Sioux Falls, 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.

Learn more about a technician career at Butler by visiting https://butlermachinery.com/techniciancareers

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

Qualifications:

• 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.
• Knowledge 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 a must.
• Individual must live within 50 miles of Vermillion or Yankton, SD.

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
• Dental Insurance – 2 plan options
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Benefit Plan
• Basic Life/AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance
• AFLAC options - Cancer Insurance/Accidental/Hospitalization/Short Term Disability
• Short-Term Disability Coverage – 60% of salary paid by Butler
• Maternity and Paternity Benefit
• Holidays – 7 days company paid + an additional Floating Holiday
• Health Savings Account (with High Deductible Healthcare Plan options) – Employer contribution up to $1300/yr
• 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

EOE/Vet/Disability