CAREERS
ThinkBIG
If you’re in high school, or looking for a change, you can get a head start on a career as a Caterpillar Dealer Service Technician. If you have a great attitude and basic mechanical skills, you can begin your education and training for a Caterpillar Dealer Service Technician soon!
ThinkBIG, the Caterpillar Dealer Service Technology Program, is designed to develop technically competent entry level service technicians for Caterpillar Dealerships regionally and throughout the world. Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) endorses the program and Butler Machinery Company, the Caterpillar Dealer in North and South Dakota, sponsors students enrolled at either North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS – Wahpeton, ND) or at Lake Area Technical Institute (LATI – Watertown, SD).
That’s right! ThinkBIG is now available at both NDSCS and LATI!
Students receive up to date technical training on Caterpillar equipment and systems through a combination of classroom instruction, hands on laboratory instruction and an internship at Butler Machinery Co. Work experience at the dealership is structured to relate to the most recent classroom/lab subjects covered at school. Upon completion of the program, graduates earn an Associate in Applied Science degree (AAS).
ThinkBIG is divided up into 9 terms, each approximately 8 weeks in length. Students complete the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th terms on campus at either NDSCS or LATI. They complete the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th terms interning at a Butler Machinery location. During these paid internships, students will earn $13.79 per hour with a mandatory minimum of 1280 internship hours.
To apply:
Fill out internship application and submit to
training@butler-machinery.com
NDSCS homepage
NDSCS ThinkBIG link
NDSCS application form
LATI homepage
LATI ThinkBIG link
LATI application form
Nationwide Caterpillar ThinkBIG program
 Download Application
for Internship at Butler Machinery Co. (37kb)
Download Job Application [80kb]
For more information, contact:
Julie Trudeau
Training & Development Manager
Julie_Trudeau@Butler-Machinery.com
1-800-873-8858
Applicants not selected for ThinkBIG are encouraged to enroll in a General Diesel Program.
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