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An internship in a Butler service shop can set you up for a career as a diesel technician

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Program objective

The objective of our work-study internship is for high school students to receive hands-on education about the ag equipment and diesel technology industries. This program also allows students to familiarize themselves it the Butler facility and day to day operations of a Butler Service Department.  We provide our interns with an experience in the industry before they decide to make an investment into a diesel technology education and career. A service department work-study internship at Butler gives students exposure to many departments within our company, while they get on-the-job training alongside a full-time service technician mentor.

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Get a head start on your career through Butler's Work-Study Program

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The experience

At Butler, work-study students will experience working alongside and learning from some of the best and brightest technicians in the industry. They will be exposed to satellite-based navigation systems, sophisticated computer-based diagnostics, electronically-controlled engines, state-of-the-art hydraulics, and more. Our intentions are to develop future diesel service technicians who possess critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills, who want to grow a career in the Butler service department. Our work-study interns are each assigned a mentor who is knowledgeable in the company and an expert in the field of diesel technology.

Did you know that 60-70% of jobs are in technical fields? That means the traditional four-year college degree is no longer the only viable option!

What is the Butler work-study experience like?

The Butler work-study internship is for high school students to get a hands-on education in the ag equipment and diesel technology industries, working side-by-side with the best in the industry, giving them a jump start before they decide to make an investment into a diesel technology education and career.

Students get exposure to many departments at Butler, receive on-the-job training alongside a full-time service technician mentor, be exposed to the day-to-day life of a professional career and develop critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills to help them prepare for the future.

Disclaimer: Work-study applicants must be at least 16 years old.

The ideal work-study candidate

  • Listens well and communicates effectively
  • Is willing to learn
  • Enjoys physical, hands-on work
  • Wants to be challenged
  • Can solve problems
  • Takes pride in their work
  • Is a team player
  • Is 16 or older (requirement)

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for more information on this opportunity at Butler

If you think you would be a good fit at Butler, we want to hear from you! Click hereto see our current openings and apply online. If you have questions about a technician career at Butler, or have any trouble with the application process, please email becomeatech@butlermachinery.com

Work-study applicants must be at least 16 years old.

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