Architectural Awning & Shade Systems Field Installer

Torrey Holistics; Otsego (MN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Tools provided

Company truck

Cross-training opportunities

Path to Crew Lead

Job summary

Canvas Craft in Otsego, MN is seeking a full-time installer to join a two-person crew for installing awnings, shade structures, canopies, and fabric shelters across the Twin Cities metro. Most days are local, with travel limited and sleep in your own bed.

Occasionally you’ll handle larger builds that require problem solving on site. You’ll cross-train with welding, metal fabrication, and sewing, and a company truck is provided for sites.

Qualifications

• General trades background in construction, framing, roofing, siding, or sign install.
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and lifts.
• Able to read a tape measure and follow drawings on site.
• Mechanical aptitude for figuring how components fit together.
• Clean driving record and valid Class D driver's license.
• Able to pass a DOT physical and drug screen.
• Reliable and good communicator.

Responsibilities

• Install awnings, shade structures, canopies, and fabric shelters across the Twin Cities metro.
• Occasionally tackle larger structural installs requiring problem solving on site.

Skills

General trades

Height work

Read tape measure

Mechanical aptitude

Driver's license

DOT drug screen

Communication skills

Awning experience optional

Tools

MIG Welder

TIG Welder

Sit-Down Forklift

Electric Pallet Jack

Aerial Devices

Flatbed Truck

Pickup Truck

Forklifts

Automotive Vehicles

Job description

Canvas Craft | Otsego, MN$25–$30/hr | Full-Time | Home Every NightThe Job

You’ll be part of a two‑person crew installing custom awnings, shade structures, canopies, tension systems, and fabric shelters across the Twin Cities metro. Most days you're local — out in the morning, home by the end of the day. The work is varied: one day you're mounting a commercial awning on a storefront, the next you're rigging a shade sail at a restaurant patio or swapping seasonal covers at a car wash.

About once or twice a month you'll tackle a larger structural install that takes real problem‑solving — anchoring into different building types, adapting to site conditions, making it work when the drawings and reality don't perfectly match. That's where the job gets interesting and where your mechanical instincts matter most.

Out-of-town travel is rare — roughly once a quarter for 3‑4 nights. The rest of the time, you're in the metro and sleeping in your own bed.

During slower months, you'll cross‑train and work alongside our shop team — welding, metal fabrication, sewing, facilities projects. You won't be sitting around waiting for the next install.

What We’re Looking For

• General construction, framing, roofing, siding, sign install, welding, or similar trades background
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and lifts
• Can read a tape measure, follow a drawing, and figure things out on site
• Mechanical aptitude — you look at how things go together and it makes sense to you
• Clean driving record and valid driver's license (Class D)
• Able to pass a DOT physical and drug screenli>
• Reliable, shows up, communicates
• Prior awning or shade structure experience is a plus but not required. If you've got a trades background and good hands, we'll teach you the rest

What You Get

• $25–$30/hr depending on experience
• Health insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• All tools provided— bring yourself, we supply the rest
• Company truckfor job sites
• Cross-traininginto welding, metal fab, and sewing — expand your skill set on our dime
• Path to Crew Lead— we're building a second install crew and the right person will run it

About Canvas Craft

We’re a 40+ year custom manufacturer in Otsego, MN — awnings, boat covers, shade structures, industrial fabric products. Small company, tight crew, real variety in the work. You're not a number here and you won't do the same thing every day.

Canvas Craft is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

You should be proficient in:

• Driver's License
• Troubleshooting Skills
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Construction Site Installation
• Field Measurements
• Welding Setups for Production
• Maintenance and Repair Skills
• Framing
• Finish and Rough Carpentry
• Truck Operations & Load Securement
• Mechanical Assembly Skills
• Excellent Communication Skills
• awnning installation
• sign installation

Machines & technologies you’ll use:

• MIG Welder
• TIG Welder
• Automotive Vehicles
• Sit-Down Forklift
• Electric Pallet Jack
• Aerial Devices
• Flatbed Truck / Pickup Truck
• Forklifts