Water Damage Technician

1-800 WATER DAMAGE of Southeast Michigan; Brighton (MI); On-site; USD 25,485 - 42,705; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Training

Growth and Career Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

A property restoration company is seeking restoration technicians to assist homeowners and businesses during water damage incidents. Responsibilities include removing water, tearing out non-salvageable materials, and disinfecting affected areas. Candidates should have a high school diploma, reliable transportation, and a strong work ethic. This position offers competitive pay ranging from $18.50 to $31.00 per hour, with opportunities for growth and advancement.

Qualifications

• Reliable transportation and good driving record.
• Available to work after hours and weekends as needed.
• Must pass a background check and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Remove water and non-salvageable materials.
• Disinfect and dry affected structures.
• Perform mold remediation.

Skills

Physical fitness

Good communication

Ability to follow directions

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

1-800 WATER DAMAGE is a trusted property restoration company serving customers across the nation. With locations spanning coast-to-coast, we help home and business owners return their property to its original condition, while restoring what truly matters—health and safety. Our team is fully vetted, IICRC-certified, and insured for your safety.

We help homeowners and small businesses when they experience water damage by removing water, tearing out materials that are non-salvageable, disinfecting and drying affected structures. We are looking for restoration technicians who are fit individuals to help by carefully moving customer contents (furniture and other belongings), tearing out and removing non-salvageable materials such as carpeting, padding, drywall, etc., and carrying in/out drying equipment. We also perform mold remediation and work with smoke and fire damaged buildings.

Responsibilities

• Assist homeowners and small businesses after water damage by removing water, tearing out and removing non-salvageable materials (carpeting, padding, drywall, etc.), and carrying in/out drying equipment.
• Carefully move customer contents (furniture and belongings) and disinfect/dry affected structures.
• Perform mold remediation and work on buildings damaged by smoke and fire.

Details

• Pay: $18.50 - $31.00 per hour (plus mileage reimbursement). Increased rate available based on experience, skills, availability, and dependability.
• Shift: On-call; various times including some weekend/after hours rotations (Average 30-40 hours per week)
• Location: Various homes and businesses in metro Detroit suburbs
• Opportunity for advancement in a family oriented fast-growing company

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (Some college a plus)
• Reliable transportation and good driving record
• Available to work after hours and weekends as needed in a rotation.
• Must be able to pass a background check and drug screening
• Immediately responsive to texts and phone calls and be on-time
• IICRC Water Restoration certification a plus

Preferred qualities

• Looking for team members that are kind, have a positive attitude, are smart, hard-working, and follow directions well. The ideal candidates are self-motivated, have high integrity, are honest, reliable, on-time and dependable, friendly, happy, compassionate, good communicators, handy with tools and able to perform physical labor.

Benefits/Perks

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Training
• Growth and Career Advancement Opportunities

Additional info

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to 1-800-Water Damage Corporate.