Water Restoration Technician

ServiceMaster Restore 9976 - Columbus; North Carolina; On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

ServiceMaster Restore 9976 - Columbus is seeking a Water Restoration technician to monitor and complete restoration jobs. The role involves interacting with customers, performing water damage repairs, and reporting documentation for insurance purposes. Candidates should have a high school diploma and communication skills. Experience in restoration or construction is preferred but not required. The position involves physical demands such as lifting heavy objects and working in various environmental conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience in the restoration or construction industry preferred.
• Valid Drivers’ License and satisfactory driving record.
• Certifications preferred: WTR and ASD.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and completes tasks for Water Restoration jobs.
• Explains processes and next steps to customers.
• Performs water damage repair and light construction.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to prioritize activities and meet deadlines

Experience with using mobile software to enter data

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Job description

Position Overview

Monitors, inspects and completes tasks for Water Restoration jobs to ensure completion of drying, demolition and various restoration activities. Prepare and review documentation to include notes, photos and documents according to company policies and procedures to ensure reimbursement from insurance companies. Explains processes used to complete active jobs and next steps to resolution in person to customers.

Job Responsibilities

• Retrieves work orders, checks route for travel, ensures appropriate equipment and supplies are loaded on truck needed for job, arrives to work site.
• Explains processes used to complete active jobs and next steps to resolution in person to customers using printed materials as a guide with or without supervisor.
• Completes assigned jobs according to company processes while maintaining quality control on each job.
• Performs water damage repair to include water extraction, pack-out of contents, removing/disposing of non-salvageable materials, light construction and demolition as directed by supervisor.
• Ensures equipment, supplies, vehicles, and products are properly handled. Reports any equipment malfunction and/or damage to supervisor.
• Inspects jobs after completion and obtains customer signatures for approval purposes, and requests payments when necessary.
• Performs daily monitoring and tasks on assigned water jobs to residential and/or commercial customers with urgency.
• Responsible for making daily adjustments to the drying plan based on meter readings.
• Resolves issues with customers, communicates customer issues, daily job activities with supervisor and key company staff.
• Prepares documentation and pictures according to company policies and procedures to ensure reimbursement from insurance companies.

Job Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Experience in the restoration or construction industry not required but preferred.
• Valid Drivers’ License and satisfactory driving record.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with using mobile software to enter data.
• Can read and follow product label usage instructions.
• Reports to work on time in a clean, complete uniform.
• Must be able to prioritize activities and meet deadlines.
• Certifications are not required but preferred:
  • WTR – Water Damage Restoration Technician
  • ASD – Applied Structural Drying Technician

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Incumbent must be prepared to:

• Move up to 70 pounds often, by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects.
• Stand and walk for extended periods of time. Lifting, squatting, crawling and crouching is required.
• Express or exchange ideas with others quickly, receive and act on detailed information given.
• For safety reasons, respirators, which are used in certain situations, must be able to seal to your face.
• Use visual acuity to perform detail-oriented activities.
• Be exposed to various inside and outside working conditions: The change of environment such as with or without air conditioning and heating.