Apprentice - Creative Repair

Surface Experts North Fort Worth; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Company car

Paid time off

Job summary

Surface Experts is seeking a hands-on Surface Repair Technician to restore damaged surfaces across apartments, hotels, and commercial properties. You will perform repairs on cabinets, countertops, floors, appliances, and furniture with a focus on quality and color accuracy.

Join a team that values craftsmanship, problem-solving, and customer satisfaction. This full-time role offers a base pay with performance bonuses, a company vehicle, tools provided, and ongoing training for career growth.

Qualifications

• Experience performing hands-on or manual work.
• Ability to accurately identify and match colors.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.
• Ability to lift and carry equipment as needed.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Facilities maintenance experience is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Complete repairs in the field at customer locations, typically 2 hours or less per job.
• Provide excellent customer service by communicating professionally with customers and site personnel.
• Follow our proven repair process and master the proprietary system to develop effective repair solutions.

Skills

Hands-on experience

Color matching

Customer service

Driver's license

Communication

Job description

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Company car
• Paid time off

Do you enjoy working with your hands? Have experience with painting, art, construction, woodworking, manufacturing, or other creative hobbies? If you have an eye for detail, enjoy problem-solving, and take pride in quality work, Surface Experts may be the perfect fit.

As a Surface Repair Technician, you'll restore damaged surfaces in apartments, hotels, commercial buildings, and residential properties. Every repair is different, giving you the opportunity to use creativity and craftsmanship every day.

What We Offer

• Competitive base pay plus performance bonuses starting on Day 1
• No nights, weekends, or required overtime
• Paid holidays and accruing vacation time
• Flexible scheduling for occasional weekday appointments
• Paid training with an experienced technician
• Company vehicle provided for work duties
• All tools, materials, and equipment supplied
• Ongoing training and career development
• Supportive team environment with direct access to leadership
• Dedicated technical support team available when needed
• Opportunity to learn a specialized, growing trade

What You'll Do

Complete Repairs in the Field

• Perform 4 or more repairs per day at customer locations
• Repair a variety of hard surfaces, including cabinets, countertops, floors, appliances, furniture, and more
• Deliver high quality repairs that typically take less than two hours to complete
• Use creativity and problem solving to develop repair solutions for each unique situation

Provide Excellent Customer Service

• Communicate professionally with customers, tenants, property managers, and site personnel
• Keep accurate job notes and updates in company software
• Represent the company with a positive, service-focused attitude

Follow Our Proven Process

• Learn and master our proprietary repair system
• Develop expertise with specialized tools and materials
• Continuously improve your repair and color-matching skills

What Makes Someone Successful?

People with backgrounds in painting, woodworking, sculpting, automotive refinishing, construction, manufacturing, facilities maintenance, or other hands-on trades often excel in this role.

We're Looking For Someone Who

• Enjoys working with their hands
• Has strong attention to detail
• Can accurately distinguish and match colors
• Takes pride in producing quality work
• Is dependable, coachable, and eager to learn
• Enjoys solving problems independently

Qualifications

• Experience performing hands-on or manual work
• Ability to accurately identify and match colors
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record
• Ability to lift and carry equipment as needed
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Facilities maintenance experience is a plus but not required

About Surface Experts

Surface Experts specializes in repairing damaged hard surfaces instead of replacing them. We restore cabinets, countertops, bathtubs, floors, appliances, furniture, elevator panels, and many other surfaces.

Our repairs save customers time and money while reducing unnecessary waste sent to landfills. By combining skilled craftsmanship with proprietary products and processes, we deliver durable, high-quality repairs that customers appreciate.

Our Values

• Serve Others
• Put Relationships First
• No Jerks
• Be Humble
• Be a Problem Solver
• Be Curious
• Work Smart
• Constantly Improve
• Trust the Process
• Be Organized
• Be Teachable

Compensation: $19.00 - $30.00 per hour

About Surface Experts

Surface Experts is an all-inclusive surface repair service provider. We repair small damage to surfaces like Floors, Countertops, Bathtubs, Cabinets, Appliances, Furniture, Elevator Panels … Almost Everything!. We pride ourselves in our ability to provide incredibly fast service, while maintaining a friendly and professional atmosphere in our support center and on jobsites. We combine old school skill sets with new technology and products, resulting in a durable and appealing repair all provided with a smile.

• Most repairs are simple and smaller than a dinner plate, yet our competition focuses on complete resurfacing. Our objective is a happy customer and a long-term relationship. We focus on saving our customers time, money and wasted materials that end up in a landfill.
• Our typical repair requires only 1 to 2 tablespoons of product so our technicians can carry their entire set of tools and equipment in a small vehicle. Our approach is clean and free of odors in less than two hours.

Our Mission

Our mission is to develop outstanding teams by investing in strong relationships. Together we work to solve our customers' problems by reducing the waste of time, money and materials which end up in landfills.

Our Vision

To establish and lead a nationally recognized market for surface repair as an alternative to replacement or complete refinishing. Our goal is to be represented in every major metropolitan area, and for our brand to be synonymous with spot repair among all facilities and maintenance management.

Core Values

Serve Others

• Put Relationships First
• No Jerks
• Be Humble

Be a Problem Solver

• Be Curious
• Seek to Understand the Cause of the Problem
• Work Smart
• Constantly Improve

Trust the Process

• Be Organized
• Be Teachable
• Put Business Needs Above Personal Wants

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Surface Experts Corporate.