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Automotive Equipment Technician

Snap-on · Billings, MT

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Level
Technician
Team
Manufacturing
Travel
Includes overnights
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
5+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
Recently

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level manufacturing role at Snap-on (industrial) in Billings, MT. Repair, maintain, and install equipment in assigned territory and follow clearly established standards for repair response time, prioritization, and customer communications.

They ask for
5+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Day to day
overnight travel

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$92k.

Median of the low and high ends of 77 live postings that list pay, out of 1252 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Montana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 1050 other live manufacturing postings in the US.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $73k–$105k, from 134 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (5+ vs 4+)

Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 49%
  • Tooling 37%
  • Machining 27%
  • CNC 25%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Lifts up to 45 lbsOvernight travel

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Snap-on

    Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.

  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
    • How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

Automotive Equipment Technician at Snap-on in other locations

This opening uses the same posting as the one in Bangor, ME. Snap-on lists this title in 3 places. Pick the plant you can get to.

Full description from Snap-onAs posted on their careers site.Show

Responsibilities

  • ◆Ability to follow Snap-on’s Safety priorities and maintain a safe working environment through awareness and focus.
  • ◆Ability to use Rapid Continuous Improvement in day-to-day activities to increase organizational capacity.
  • ◆Repair, maintain, and install equipment in assigned territory and follow clearly established standards for repair response time, prioritization, and customer communications.
  • ◆Assists Associate FST and FST employees with complex customer problems.
  • ◆Responsible for call completion and closure for all customers assigned.
  • ◆Manage customers’ equipment needs during and after warranty periods.
  • ◆Resolves customer problems and ensures customer satisfaction.
  • ◆Sells contracts, updates/upgrades, and parts in the assigned territory.
  • ◆Calls on the customer prior to the warranty or contract termination date.
  • ◆Makes cold calls to pursue the sale of service contracts.
  • ◆Ability to resolve customer problems and ensure customer satisfaction.
  • ◆Schedules regular site visits with customers to provide timely, accurate equipment service.
  • ◆Administrative duties such as obtaining onsite customer signatures, inventory management, and fleet management.

Qualifications

  • ✓Associate's degree in a technical field, military training, or equivalent with 1-5 years of experience.
  • ✓Basic knowledge of electrical, pneumatics, and strong mechanical skills.
  • ✓Knowledge of PC Hardware repair.
  • ✓Ability to gain knowledge of products serviced by Snap-on Equipment, as well as internal procedures.
  • ✓Ability to lift 45lbs and work in an environment where frequent walking, standing, bending, twisting, kneeling, squatting, and sitting while driving is required.
  • ✓Must have strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with customers.
  • ✓Must possess a valid driver’s license.
  • ✓Must possess the ability to work from home and be a self-starter.
  • ✓Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications
  • ✓Daily travel required (occasional overnight stays)

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Overview

Starting Pay: $24-27/hr plus incentive pay that averages an additional $8,000-10,000/year

The global leader in automotive equipment, Snap-on Equipment, has an immediate opening for an Automotive Equipment Technician. The Automotive Equipment Technician is responsible for overall service call completion within the territory. The Automotive Equipment Technician is also responsible for assisting in problem-solving, equipment installation, and repair. Additional

are below. Serviceable equipment includes

Wheel Aligners

Wheel Balancers

Tire Changers

Alignment Lifts

Automotive/ General Purpose Lifts

Specialty Lifts

Brake Lathes

Collision Repair Equipment

A/C Units

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