Lead Epoxy & Polyaspartic Floor Installer – Crew Leader

GarageWorx; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay and overtime

Company-provided work trucks and tools

Onboarding and training

Full-time role with weekday schedule

Job summary

Garagewerx of Texas seeks an experienced Crew Lead to direct premium epoxy, polyaspartic, and decorative concrete coating installations. You will install alongside your team while organizing daily work, maintaining production momentum, and verifying the finished floor.

You must anticipate problems, communicate early, follow established procedures, and develop other installers. This role requires leadership, safety, and customer-focused execution on every job in Plano, Texas.

Qualifications

• At least five years of verifiable professional concrete coating installation experience.
• Proven crew leadership or responsibility for directing field installation work.
• Proficiency in diamond grinding, surface preparation, crack and joint repair, and dust control.
• Working knowledge of epoxy, polyurea, polyurethane, and polyaspartic systems, including technical data sheets.
• Experience with medium, heavy, and full decorative flake/quartz broadcasts, solid colors, and metallic finishes.

Responsibilities

• Lead installations: Direct and personally perform grinding, repairs, mixing, coating application, decorative broadcasting, and finishing.
• Own finished quality: Inspect workmanship and ensure each floor meets approved specifications and Garagewerx standards.
• Drive production: Assign work, sequence tasks, and maintain a safe, efficient pace without taking shortcuts.
• Follow installation systems: Verify surface preparation, mixing ratios, pot life, application rates, broadcast density, and cure requirements.
• Manage project timelines: Plan the day, monitor progress, and report conditions threatening completion or customer commitments.
• Identify technical risks: Escalate moisture, contamination, concrete defects, adhesion, weather, and environmental concerns before coating.
• Lead the team: Demonstrate techniques, coach installers, and address performance concerns promptly and respectfully.
• Communicate proactively: Provide accurate updates on progress, attendance, materials, equipment, delays, and customer concerns.
• Care for company assets: Operate, clean, inspect, secure, and report problems with trucks, trailers, grinders, vacuums, and tools.
• Protect people and property: Use appropriate PPE, manage hazards, protect customer spaces, and maintain orderly job sites.
• Document and close out jobs: Complete checklists, photographs, progress notes, and final quality checks in company systems.
• Serve customers professionally: Represent Garagewerx courteously and elevate scope changes or complaints to management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Planning

Team coaching

Tools

Diamond grinding

Dust control

Coating application tools

Job description

Garagewerx of Texas seeks an experienced, hands‑on Crew Lead to direct premium epoxy, polyaspartic, and decorative concrete coating installations. This role matters because our reputation depends on the crew delivering consistent craftsmanship, safe execution, and a professional customer experience on every job. You will install alongside your team while organizing daily work, maintaining production momentum, and verifying the finished floor. You must anticipate problems, communicate early, follow established procedures, and develop other installers. We need a dependable leader who makes sound decisions, takes ownership of results, and can run assigned installations without constant owner supervision.

About Garagewerx

Garagewerx of Texas provides premium concrete coatings, custom cabinetry, garage storage solutions, and complete garage transformations throughout Dallas–Fort Worth.

Our mission: To create a culture where each person is respected and valued for their unique skills, talents and giftings. We lead each other by example through servant leadership and successful habits while providing excellent service to our community—one floor, one garage, and one cabinet at a time.

Our vision: To provide homeowners and businesses improved living and work environments by making their finished garages more organized and concrete flooring safer and more beautiful.

Our established core values: Communication, Character, Competence, Capacity, Chemistry, Culture, Consistent, Calling.

We put those values into practice through integrity, accountability, excellence, tenacity, teamwork, and continuous improvement. We value each person’s contribution while holding ourselves to high standards of workmanship and service.

Our Objectives

1. Lead installations: Direct and personally perform grinding, repairs, mixing, coating application, decorative broadcasting, and finishing.
2. Own finished quality: Inspect workmanship and ensure each floor meets approved specifications and Garagewerx standards.
3. Drive production: Assign work, sequence tasks, and maintain a safe, efficient pace without taking shortcuts.
4. Follow installation systems: Verify surface preparation, mixing ratios, pot life, application rates, broadcast density, and cure requirements.
5. Manage project timelines: Plan the day, monitor progress, and report conditions threatening completion or customer commitments.
6. Identify technical risks: Escalate moisture, contamination, concrete defects, adhesion, weather, and environmental concerns before coating.
7. Lead the team: Demonstrate techniques, coach installers, and address performance concerns promptly and respectfully.
8. Communicate proactively: Provide accurate updates on progress, attendance, materials, equipment, delays, and customer concerns.
9. Care for company assets: Operate, clean, inspect, secure, and report problems with trucks, trailers, grinders, vacuums, and tools.
10. Protect people and property: Use appropriate PPE, manage hazards, protect customer spaces, and maintain orderly job sites.
11. Document and close out jobs: Complete checklists, photographs, progress notes, and final quality checks in company systems.
12. Serve customers professionally: Represent Garagewerx courteously and elevate scope changes or complaints to management.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies

1. Accountability: Owns crew outcomes and addresses mistakes promptly.
2. Decisive execution: Sets priorities and keeps work moving with sound judgment.
3. Tenacity: Follows through when challenges arise without sacrificing safety or quality.
4. Technical mastery: Understands resinous coating systems, substrates, and failure prevention.
5. Detail orientation: Recognizes defects and verifies procedures rather than assuming.
6. Communication: Shares accurate, timely information and listens to the crew and customer.
7. Planning: Coordinates people, materials, tools, and project sequence.
8. Problem solving: Diagnoses issues and knows when to stop work or elevate.
9. Character and integrity: Acts honestly, reliably, and respectfully.
10. Servant leadership: Leads by example, teaches, and supports the team.
11. Adaptability: Adjusts to changing weather, job conditions, and schedules.
12. Continuous improvement: Learns from results and implements better methods.

Education & Experience

Required

• At least five years of verifiable professional concrete coating installation experience.
• Demonstrated crew leadership or responsibility for directing field installation work.
• Proficiency in diamond grinding, surface preparation, crack and joint repair, and dust control.
• Working knowledge of epoxy, polyurea, polyurethane, and polyaspartic systems, including technical data sheets.
• Experience with medium, heavy, and full decorative flake/quartz broadcasts, solid colors, and metallic finishes.
• Ability to identify moisture, adhesion, contamination, and environmental risks.
• Experience operating professional grinders, vacuums, mixers, and coating application tools.
• Valid driver’s license and driving record acceptable for assigned company vehicle duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English for job-related instructions, crew coordination, and customer interaction.
• Reliable transportation to the Plano shop; ability to use smartphone-based job applications; authorization to work in the United States.

Preferred

• Two or more years towing equipment trailers and/or operating box trucks.
• Commercial resinous flooring, moisture testing, and vapor mitigation experience.
• Experience coaching installers and using digital field-service documentation.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Regular standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and working at floor level.
• Handling and moving tools and materials weighing up to approximately 75 pounds, with team lifting or mechanical assistance when appropriate.
• Operating powered surface-preparation and application equipment; repetitive hand and arm activity.
• Working indoors and outdoors in hot, cold, humid, noisy, dusty, and occasionally odorous environments.
• Driving between the Plano shop and DFW job sites; wearing task-appropriate protective equipment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Schedule & Compensation

Primary schedule: Monday–Friday, with occasional weekend work and seasonal fluctuations in hours due to weather and project demand. Crews typically report to the Plano shop before traveling to assigned sites. Overtime is paid in accordance with applicable law.

Pay: $25–$35 per hour, paid weekly. Starting rate depends on technical experience, demonstrated leadership ability, and capacity to independently manage installations.

Benefits & Resources

• Weekly pay and paid overtime.
• Company-provided work trucks, trailers, grinders, vacuums, professional tools, and job equipment.
• Paid onboarding and training for both new and experienced installers.
• Full-time role with a primarily weekday schedule and professional-grade installation systems.

Garagewerx of Texas is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are based on job-related qualifications and applicable law.