Job Location: Mid States Distributing LLC Fort Worth - FORT WORTH, TX 76137,
Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree,
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%,
Job Shift: Day, Reports To: Chief Technology Officer
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Full Time/ M-F, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.
Mid-States Distributing is the leading Farm, Ranch, and Home Retail Organization. Our 72+ year old company is owned by 29 independent Farm, Ranch & Home retailers (“Members”) who operate approximately 700 stores across the US with combined annual sales in excess of 7.5 billion dollars. Our member/owners retail items such as agriculture parts & supplies, petroleum products, hardware & tools, pet food, lawn & garden, animal health supplies, apparel & footwear, sporting goods, and various other products for the Farm, Ranch, and Home.
We are looking for enthusiastic people who like to win! We place a tremendous amount of emphasis on creating a dynamic and positive company culture. Most of our employees will tell you that Mid-States is the best place they’ve ever worked. We value high-energy people with positive attitudes who believe in the concept of “serving to wow”! Our consumers are primarily rural people raising kids, pets, cows, and crops so traditional values like God, family, and patriotism are important virtues. So, if you are enthusiastic, competitive, have a great attitude, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, like to build strong relationships, like to win, and refuse to eat meat grown in a lab – Mid-States may be the place for you! If you are not, please apply with our competitors!
Mid-States Distributing is looking for a versatile Technical Operations Engineer to work directly with the Chief Technology Officer across a wide range of technology initiatives.
This is not a narrowly defined infrastructure, development, database, or project management position. The person in this role will work across all of those areas depending on the needs of the department.
One day you may be investigating and fixing database performance, writing a PowerShell script, or troubleshooting an Azure issue. The next day you may be coordinating a technology project, working with a vendor, reviewing a network configuration, documenting a process, or helping solve an issue within Dynamics 365.
We are looking for someone who enjoys solving problems, learning unfamiliar systems, and taking ownership of projects from initial investigation through implementation.
The ideal candidate is a strong technical generalist who may not know every technology on day one but knows how to research, troubleshoot, test, document, and ultimately solve technical problems.
Responsibilities will vary based on current projects and business needs and may include:
Microsoft Azure and Cloud Infrastructure
Database Administration and Optimization
Automation and Scripting
Dynamics 365 and Business Systems
Networking and Infrastructure
Troubleshooting and Technical Operations
Documentation
Candidates do not need deep expertise in every technology listed below. Experience across several of these areas is preferred.
Experience with additional programming languages, cloud platforms, databases, networking technologies, or enterprise applications is a plus.
A specific degree or certification is less important than demonstrated technical ability, problem-solving skills, and professional experience.
Some travel involved.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
I have had the pleasure to work for some incredible companies during my career, but Mid-States is truly the best company I have ever worked for. Lead by our dynamic CEO, Tom Mahlke, our team strives to provide a unique, exciting, fun, and fulfilling work environment for our staff. Things like drama, laziness, and entitlement have no place in Mid-States, which makes Mid-States a refreshing place to work. We offer competitive salaries, have a fantastic benefits package, and believe in rewarding those who produce. We serve a wonderful industry, and we are financially sound and growing rapidly. If you are an enthusiastic, high-energy person with a positive attitude and the skills described above, you may have just found the last job you will ever apply for! I look forward to meeting you. – Jeff Rash, COO
Established in 1954, Mid-States Distributing ("Mid-States") is the leading Farm, Ranch and Home Retail Organization that unites its Members to harness and leverage their collective capabilities, strengths and resources resulting in increased market share, revenue, and profit for all.
Our organization consists of 29 independent, privately held, financially sound Farm, Ranch & Home retailers (“Members”) who are committed and loyal to their fellow Members and the betterment of all. The Members have approximately 700+ retail store locations throughout the United States and Canada generating over $7.5 billion of annual retail sales. Our Members merchandise items such as agriculture parts & supplies, petroleum products, tools & hardware, pet food, lawn & garden, animal health supplies, apparel & footwear, sporting goods as well as other products for the Farm, Ranch and Home.
