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Build your career in corporate aviation with a team that values safety, trust, and customer experience. As a full‑time Co‑Pilot based in Fargo, you’ll support the Pilot in operating company aircraft for official business travel—assisting with flight planning, preflight checks, and in‑flight operations to ensure safety and regulatory compliance. This role is designed for developing pilots (minimum ~450 total hours) and offers active mentorship with a clear path toward Pilot/PIC.

Butler Machinery operates two late‑model Pilatus PC‑12 aircraft with a two‑pilot crew, carrying employees and customers across our territory and around the country for business. Our proactive scheduling means very few short‑notice flights, with weekends and holidays respected as the norm—delivering a high quality of life for our pilots. We look for flight crew members who lead with safety, think decisively, and stay mission‑focused as part of a team. Our pilots are more than transport operators; they’re ambassadors to our customers—engaging professionally, anticipating needs, and solving problems before and as they arise

Responsibilities:

+ Assists the Pilot with trip planning, including destination airports, flight times, fuel, ground transportation, and passenger accommodations.

+ Supports cleaning aircraft (interior/exterior), stocking supplies, and readiness checks before scheduled flights.

+ Acts as Second-in-Command (SIC), performing assigned trips, monitoring systems, and supporting safe operation under the PIC’s direction.

+ Maintains required landings, instrument approaches, and annual recurrent training.

90-day/night currency landings. 6-month instrument approach currency. Annual recurrent training.

+ Communicates discrepancies to Chief Pilot (airworthiness, scheduled maintenance, pop-up issues).

+ Works within and promotes vision, mission, and values of BMC.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

+ Applicant must have 450 hours of total Airplane flying time, with 20 hours of turbine time.

+ Part 91 Flying Experience.

+ Required actual instrument 20 hours.

+ 100 Airplane flight hours within the last 12 months, preferred

+ High Altitude Endorsement

+ Complex Endorsement

+ High Performance Endorsement

+ Commercial Pilot Certificate

+ 2nd Class Medical Certificate

As a family business for three generations, we currently employ over 900 associates in 20 locations throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Montana. We are looking for self-motivated, forward-thinking individuals to join us in our continued success. If you desire to start your career with our team, here are some things we offer within our full benefits package:

+ 10% Annual Retirement Employer Contribution, with an additional 5% Discretionary Employer Contribution

+ Health Insurance – 3 plan options

+ Health Savings Account – Employer contribution up to $1,300/year

+ Dependent Care Flex Spending Account

+ Dental Insurance – 2 plan options

+ Vision Insurance

+ Basic Life/AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance

+ Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Coverage – 60% of base pay/salary

+ Long-Term Disability Coverage

+ Maternity / Paternity Benefits

+ Holidays

+ Paid Time Off (PTO)

+ 401(K) Plan

+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – including Health Coaching

+ SmartDollar – employer-paid financial planning program

+ Legal Shield/ID Shield products

+ Voluntary Benefit options - Cancer Insurance/Accident/Hospitalization

EOE/Vet/Disability

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