Lead Furniture Installer & On-Site Team Lead

INSIDE SOURCE INC.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

INSIDE SOURCE INC. seeks a on-site Installation Lead to manage furniture installation projects, ensuring timely completion, high quality, and cost-efficient labor usage. You will lead small teams and coordinate with PMs on larger initiatives to keep work consistent.

The role requires strong hands-on installation skills, excellent communication, and the ability to read plans and field drawings, plan resources, and drive safety and workmanship to meet dealership standards.

Responsibilities

• Train employee/temporary contractor
• Ability to feel comfortable and professional with team and customers
• Maintains a professional appearance and demeanor at all times
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Provide leadership and respect to team members
• Uphold a strong work ethic and ethical approach to the business
• Must be punctual and self-motivated
• Understand installation scope and work processes
• Ability to read plans, blueprints, evaluations and product specifications
• Mechanically adept and understands how to safely use advanced industry tools and equipment
• Ability to show consistent excellent installation skills of furniture, resulting in projects with good workmanship and reflect high quality that meet the dealership’s field standards of performance
• Ability to complete all technical installation operations, including wall strips, field measuring, in-line step down modifications, product repairs, simple field cuts and product modifications, etc.
• Must be product knowledgeable across all major lines of furniture carried by the dealer
• Ability to specify product and complete small inventories
• Knowledge of electricity and electrical hookups to building power; ability to interface with electricians and cabling subcontractors
• Take ownership for projects, results and details including follow through to project completion
• Ability to react to varying project/field conditions and make decisions to resolve problems and changes to the scope of work (as needed)
• Consistent understanding and follow through of accurate paperwork; includes detailed time sheets, client sign-off, punch list items, change orders, product return forms, and inventory check-out, etc.
• Ability to communicate project status, problems and punch-list (in writing) to dispatch, sales personnel, sales support, and to project management personnel
• Ability to plan, organize and effectively direct a crew of installers on projects up to 150 stations in size
• Understand the diversity of different projects and prepare accordingly:
• Pursue project details and drawings
• Assist scheduling and manpower of all loading for the project
• Manage work planning for field conditions, technical complexities and task-to-time efficiencies
• Ability to manage crews of up to 15 installers
• Function as a crew chief under a field supervisor on large or complex projects
• Pre-plan small to medium sized projects, including field measurements and site reviews
• Analyze project for correct tool, supply, equipment and vehicle requirements, including small parts and product pulls from warehouse
• Understand furniture material handling and logistical processes
• Receive and document receipt of product on site in a thorough and accurate manner
• Comfortable driving (safely) a box truck (for drivers)

Job description

INSIDE SOURCE INC. seeks a on-site Installation Lead to manage furniture installation projects, ensuring timely completion, high quality, and cost-efficient labor usage. You will lead small teams and coordinate with PMs on larger initiatives to keep work consistent.

The role requires strong hands-on installation skills, excellent communication, and the ability to read plans and field drawings, plan resources, and drive safety and workmanship to meet dealership standards.