Creative Repair Painter Specialist - Full Time

Surfaceexperts; Grand Rapids, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Flexible schedule

401(k)

Company car

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Free snacks

Free uniforms

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Company parties

Job summary

Surface Experts is seeking a skilled technician to perform on-site repairs with a focus on color matching and artistic solutions. You’ll work with customers directly, document work via a mobile app, and follow a structured repair process that emphasizes quality and efficiency.

The role offers hands-on training, a dynamic work environment, and opportunities to develop expertise in a growing, aesthetic-focused trade. On-site work with a company vehicle provided where applicable.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with manual work.
• Willing to start fresh if finish matching isn’t exact.
• Ability to see, distinguish, and replicate colors.

Responsibilities

• Complete 4+ creative repairs on-site daily.
• Perform on-location work with strong customer service.
• Troubleshoot repairs in diverse settings (apartments, hotels, sites).
• Provide exceptional customer service to tenants and customers.
• Use the mobile app for work orders, notes, and photos.
• Follow a 5-step repair process and expand tool-kit familiarity.
• Apply artistic color-matching to unique repair designs.

Skills

Manual labor

Color matching

Problem solving

Job description

Benefits:

• Bonus based on performance
• Flexible schedule
• 401(k)
• Company car
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Free food & snacks
• Free uniforms
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Company parties

Do you enjoy making things using your hands? Like finding ways to be creative in different areas? Becoming a Surface Experts Technician could pair your interests perfectly with your job! Take advantage of an artistic outlet as your work creatively to complete repairs, usually in an hour or less.

A Day in the Life of a Surface Experts Technician: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ0nCFdtqqs

WE OFFER:

• Base Pay Rate + Bonus Potential: Performance bonus starting on day 1; Strive to meet attainable goals get you $$
• Great Work/Life Balance: No required overtime, no nights, no weekends
• Time Off: Paid holidays and accruable vacation
• Paid New Hire Training: Onboarding includes learning alongside a trained technician
• Company Car: Each technician drives a branded company vehicle for job duties
• Tools Included: All necessary tools and products are provided
• Learn a New Trade: Develop skills in a brand-new emerging trade
• Supportive Work Environment: Team celebrates achievements and collaborates in their approach to problem-solving
• Dedicated Help Lines: Technician Support Team on call to assist to questions

DUTIES:

In the Field Daily

• Complete 4 or more creative repairs on-site each day
• Perform work on-location while displaying good customer service and communication
• Problem-solve with repairs in a variety of settings like apartments, hotels, moving sites, construction sites, etc.

Customer Service and Communication

• Treat tenants and customers staff with exceptional customer service
• Phone App. use for Work Order Completion; Notes; Photos of completed work
• Problem-solve alongside our designated Support Team for any issue

Follow Repair Process

• Learn and integrate our one-of-a-kind 5-step process into your creative routine. Average repair time is 45-120 minutes when starting out. You'll get quicker by repetitiveness and familiarity while keeping quality and finishing blends at the forefront.
• Master each instrument and tool in your personalized tool-kit; we set you up for success on how to make repairs.
• Flex your artistic talents – each repair requires a unique artistic solution by matching a color, sometimes design.

Calling all artistic peeps! Technicians with backgrounds in painting, sculpting, whittling, drawing, and other visual arts of various mediums can excel at Surface Experts. Your talent with color is vital in matching colors and patterns for complex repairs. Every repair has a different design, sheen, and material, so creativity is a must.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Hands-on experience doing some form of manual work.
• Be willing to start fresh if the finishing match & design are not spot on; it happens and that's okay; repetition makes better in time.
• Must be able to see, distinguish, and replicate colors – A familiarity with color and color matching is integral to our process.

ABOUT SURFACE EXPERTS

Surface Experts is a comprehensive hard surface repair company. We can fix minor damages to many surfaces including Bathtubs, Cabinets, Floors, Appliances, Countertops, Furniture, Elevator Panels … you name it!

• By combining traditional trades with our own original processes and products, we are able to provide long-lasting repairs that are pleasing to the eye. And all with a smile!
• Our typical repair doesn’t make a mess, doesn’t leave a smell and takes around 2 hrs. Technicians usually need only a tablespoon or two of product, meaning they can carry everything with them in a small truck or car!

MISSION

• Our mission is to offer our clients an alternative to replacing surfaces by letting us make spot repairs that save time and money!!
• Together, we work to solve our customers’ problems by reducing the waste of time, money, and materials that end up in landfills.

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