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A leading company in Edmonton is seeking a detail-oriented Lead Installer to oversee installation projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in residential construction, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to delivering quality craftsmanship. Responsibilities include managing installation crews, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining high standards of work. Competitive wages and benefits are offered.
With over 25 years of experience serving the community, we are Edmonton’s go-to provider for custom awnings, screens, shades, louvered roof, and glass wall systems . Our tailor-made solutions, professional installation, and commitment to customer satisfaction ensure that your outdoor space is both stylish and functional. Choose Solaris Canada and enhance your outdoors with a touch of excellence.
Solaris is looking for a detail-oriented Lead Installer, that takes pride in their work, to join our team and lead a small installation crew through the busy spring/summer/fall season.
Are you:
Someone who is willing to invest in a career and build on their skill sets and expertise, and interested in a career versus a job?
Do you have experience and/or education in a primary trade like carpentry, plumbing or cabinet making?
Do you have an interest in working on short duration projects and seeing noticeable results at the end of every day?
Then, this role could be for you.
Position Overview
The Lead Installer is responsible for delivering unparalleled customer service through installing all of Solaris’s product offerings. They will do so in a way that upholds our dedication to providing customers with outstanding customer service and quality craftsmanship. Management and supervision skills are key.
Responsibilities
You will be a professional installer that makes delivers an outstanding customer experience on our promise of enhancing outside living spaces for home owners, using high-quality products from leading manufacturers. You will work with the project and sales team to realize the custom solution for each unique homeowner and outdoor living space. You will also:
Become a subject matter expert in understanding and installing our complete product line including executive power screens, power-retractable awnings, fixed screen systems, roll shutters, screen door products and more.
Provide clear and accurate measurements and communicate site and project requirements, any potential challenges, and timelines based on on-site visits before and during project completion.
Lead, train and supervise installation crews.
Follow work schedules and ensuring that projects and installations are done to the highest standard, completed in a timely fashion, hold up to our quality control standards, and to the expectations of our customers.
You are responsible for always acting and communicating in a respectful manner with all clients, vendors and coworkers. Building rapport with all stakeholders is vital to ensure seamless progress and completion of each project to client satisfaction, to minimize warranty claims, and to build repeat business.
Maintain professional communication and presentation standards at all times with customer and suppliers alike.
Follow all safety and quality protocols and communicate any issues affecting the project; relating to equipment, project, safety or otherwise immediately to the client and the manager/owner as they arise.
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:
4+ years of Proven experience in residential construction and/or installation.
The ability to successfully work and lead in a small team dynamic is important.
Ideally you have formal post secondary education in a recognized trade; Cabinet Making or Finishing Carpentry would be preferred, but we will consider equivalencies.
Residential trade certification is preferred
Must have a clean driver's license and be insurable to drive company vehicles
Experience safely using all manner of hand and power tools to cut and fabricate aluminum, screens, and wood is a must.
You must understand how to read, write, add and subtract imperial and metric measurements.
Detail-orientation
Excellent written and oral communication in English
A strong interest and enthusiasm for working outdoors on projects in various weather conditions
Customer-focused attitude and taking pride in the quality standard of each project as though it's your own home.
Work Conditions:
Working outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.
Driving company vehicle to and from projects
Potential for limited overnight travel to projects outside the Greater Edmonton Area.
Comfortable on a ladder
Able to lift 80lbs
8 hours per day x 5 days per week in the off-season (November through February)
10 hours per day x 4 days per week in the busy season (March through October)
Rewards:
For the correct candidate, we will be offering competitive wages, health benefits, a health spending account, a bonus program, continuing education opportunities, and training certification programs. A successful candidate is someone who describes themselves as a performer and is passionate about their quality of work.
- Full Group Benefits Plan
- Company provided vehicle (within the Edmonton area)
- RRSP matching program
- Three Weeks Vacation
- Paid Personal Days
- $200 / year tool and clothing spending account, reimbursements
- $500 Health Spending Account
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Company Team building and other events.
- Half-Day Off Paid For Birthday
Pre-employment Requirements
Clean Criminal Record Check
Satisfactory Drivers Abstract Verification
To learn more about our company and the products we provide our customers, please visit us at www.solariscanada.com.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $27.00-$35.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week
Additional pay:
Overtime pay
Fluency in English required. French not required
Schedule:
Monday to Friday - 8-10 hours per day
Ability to commute/relocate:
Edmonton, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
Carpentry: 3 years (required)
Customer service: 3 years (preferred)
Residential construction: 4 years (preferred)