4/14/2012 7:04 AM
Dont skimp, a good tech will save you tens of thousands of dollars to your bottom line. Think about costs of repairs, downtime lost productivity etc.. Everywhere I worked the equipment tech was the second highest paid person on the maintenance staff. I would not hesitate to spend 40K (with benefits) or more to compete with other industries and find the best person.
At a smaller course it is still money well spent and I have always found them very helpful on the course filling in where there are gaps in coverage, they also tend to answer phones, direct employees when you are not in the building, since they at the hub of activity. I feel their role is too important to the overall operation to not pay generously regardless of course size or budget.