Apprentice - Creative Repair Technician

Surface Experts - Chicago North; Lincolnwood (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Paid time off

Free uniforms

Training & development

Weekly team meetings

Job summary

Surface Experts of Chicago North is seeking a hands-on technician to perform creative repairs at multiple worksites in Lincolnwood, IL.

You will solve color-matching challenges, deliver friendly customer service to tenants and property managers, and follow a 5-step repair process using your own tool-kit.

We offer a company car, uniforms, paid time off, and a clear path to advancement; weekends and evenings are avoided, with overtime available.

Qualifications

• Experience working with your hands in trades or hobbies.
• Ability to identify, compare, and recreate colors accurately.

Responsibilities

• Complete 4 or more creative repairs at different worksites each day.
• Display world-class customer service for tenants and property management staff.
• Track work progress and notes in our dispatch tool.
• Communicate with the support team with questions.
• Understand and utilize our unique 5-step repair process.
• Employ each tool in your custom tool-kit.
• Problem-solve repairs with creativity.

Skills

Hand dexterity

Color matching

Creative problem solving

Job description

Do you like working with your hands? Do you enjoy variety in your work? Surface Experts Technician might be the job for you! Enjoy using your creativity to problem-solve repairs that typically take less than an hour.

A Day in the Life of a Surface Experts Technician:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ0nCFdtqqs

Benefits:

• Bonus based on performance
• Company car
• Competitive salary
• Free uniforms
• Paid time off
• Training & development

We Offer:

• Pay range of $21 to $25 per hour includes base pay and performance-based bonuses
• Monthly bonus program depending on add-on repairs
• Clear track to Surface Repair Technician with pay raise following training completion
• No weekends, late nights, or evenings (overtime is available)
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Branded company car provided for job duties
• Weekly team meetings

Requirements

• Experience working with your hands - This could be in construction, manufacturing, painting, or even a personal hobby
• An ability to identify, compare, and recreate colors - Understanding color and how to match color is a large part of what we do

Hiring Process

• Within 24 hours: A live team member will reach out to all applicants
• Within 48 hours: We'll schedule an in-person interview
• Within 7 days: The hiring process is typically complete, and we celebrate your first day with a team lunch

Duties:

• Complete 4 or more creative repairs at different worksites each day
• Display world-class customer service for tenants and property management staff
• Track work progress and notes in our dispatch tool
• Communicate with the support team with questions
• Understand and utilize our unique 5-step repair process
• Employ each tool in your custom tool-kit
• Problem-solve repairs with creativity

Surface Experts of Chicago North is a locally owned, owner-operated business, not a corporate job where you're just a number. You'll work directly alongside the owner and a small team that knows your name, backed by the training and support of an established franchise network. We're growing steadily in a market that needs what we do, and there's real room to grow with us. If you want to do good work and actually be valued for it, this is that kind of place.