Job Description

Job Type
Full-time
Description

Our client is a Central Indiana contractor specializing in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and underground utility installation for electric, water, and sewer infrastructure. Our client is in search of a Master Field Tech specializing in heavy equipment and HDD to join their team. If you are an individual who takes pride in solving problems, keeping equipment running, and supporting a hardworking field crew, this is a place where your skills and experience will truly be valued.

For more than 20 years, our team has built a reputation for quality work, safe job sites, and reliable service for municipalities, contractors, homeowners and utility providers across the region.

Our crews rely on dependable equipment to get the job done. We are seeking a Master Field Tech who takes pride in keeping trucks, drilling rigs, and heavy equipment operating safely and efficiently.

The Master Field Tech will oversee maintenance, diagnostics, and repair our fleet of HDD equipment, Heavy Equipment and Fleet & Vac Trucks. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for diagnosing complex mechanical issues, directing maintenance workflow, and ensuring equipment is repaired correctly and returned to service quickly and safely.

This role is more than just turning wrenches. A Master Field Tech plays a key role in our company maintaining the reliability of the equipment that keeps our crews productive in the field.

Requirements

• Work alongside a team of mechanics and field members
• Diagnose and repair engines, hydraulic systems, and electrical systems
• Maintain and repair HDD equipment, Heavy Equipment and Fleet & Vac Trucks
• Perform preventative maintenance, inspections, and scheduled service
• Prioritize daily repairs based on operational needs
• Ensure all work meets safety and quality standards
• Respond to urgent equipment field repairs to minimize downtime
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe shop environment
• Communicate repair timelines and equipment status with operations
• Maintain maintenance records and service documentation

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience
• Strong knowledge of engines, hydraulics, and electrical diagnostics
• Experience troubleshooting HDD equipment, Heavy Equipment and Fleet & Vac Trucks
• Ability to diagnose mechanical issues independently
• Experience reading service manuals, schematics, and diagnostic data
• Valid driver’s license required with a clean record
• CDL preferred but not required
• Must provide basic mechanical tools

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions
• Ability to stand, kneel, bend, and climb while working around equipment
• Availability for overtime or emergency repairs when needed

Compensation & Benefits

Our client is committed to attracting and retaining the best mechanics in the industry, and we compensate accordingly.

Highly experienced candidates with strong diagnostic ability and heavy equipment experience can expect top-of-market compensation.

• Highly competitive top pay based on experience and skill level
• Opportunity to grow with a well-established and expanding company
• Consistent overtime opportunities
• Stable, year-round work
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off, and paid holidays
• Paid Paternity & Maternity leave
• Retirement plan with company contribution
• Boot Voucher
• Supplied uniforms & PPE

Red Envelope Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.