Sign Installation Apprentice: Learn & Build Signs

FASTSIGNS of West Metro, MN; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Simple IRA retirement plan

Company parties

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Job summary

FASTSIGNS Pittsburgh is seeking an Installation Assistant to act as the right hand to our Lead Installer. You will be transporting, assembling, and mounting custom signs across the region, learning electrical, carpentry, and architectural graphics along the way.

This hands-on role requires climbing, lifting, and outdoor work; the ideal candidate is handy with tools and eager to grow into a Lead Installer position.

Qualifications

• Reads a tape measure to 1/16 inch.
• Comfortable on ladders, scaffolding, and elevated platforms (up to 30 ft+)
• Physical job: lift 50+ lbs and work outdoors in varied weather
• Mechanical aptitude: understands how parts fit together
• Reliable: clock-in early, trucks leave on time, dependability
• Clean driving record for insurance requirements

Responsibilities

• Assist Lead Installer in mounting channel letters, monument signs, and wall graphics.
• Conduct Pre-Flight check to ensure van is stocked with drills, bits, fasteners.
• Help secure signs into brick, concrete, and metal, ensuring level and safe installation.
• Act as ground-safety spotter during bucket truck and aerial lift operations.
• Learn the trade to move into a Lead Installer role.

Skills

Cordless drill

Impact driver

Tape measure reading

Height/working at heights

Mechanical aptitude

Reliability

Clean driving record

Tools

Cordless drill

Impact driver

Tape measure

Job description

FASTSIGNS Pittsburgh is seeking an Installation Assistant to act as the right hand to our Lead Installer. You will be transporting, assembling, and mounting custom signs across the region, learning electrical, carpentry, and architectural graphics along the way.

This hands-on role requires climbing, lifting, and outdoor work; the ideal candidate is handy with tools and eager to grow into a Lead Installer position.