Installer Trainee

Job Description

Position Summary

Budget Blinds of Beverly South is seeking an Installer Trainee to learn the professional installation of residential and commercial window treatments. This is an entry-level position designed to provide hands-on training, practical construction skills, customer-service experience, and a pathway toward becoming a fully qualified Window Treatment Installer.

The Installer Trainee will work under the direction of an experienced installer and company management while learning proper installation procedures, job-site preparation, product handling, measurement verification, troubleshooting, and workplace safety. 

The trainee will be sponsored into the Carpenter's union as an apprentice. The individual will then be a member of the union and be eligible for union benefits. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with installation of blinds, shades, shutters, drapery, motorized window treatments, and related products.

• Load, unload, organize, and safely transport products, tools, and installation materials.

• Prepare residential and commercial job sites for installation.

• Learn proper use and care of hand tools, power tools, ladders, and installation equipment.

• Assist with mounting brackets, hardware, tracks, rods, and window-treatment systems.

• Verify products and installation locations against work orders before installation.

• Learn basic measurement, leveling, fastening, and troubleshooting techniques.

• Protect customer property and maintain a clean, organized work area.

• Remove packaging and installation debris following completion of work.

• Assist with testing installed products to ensure proper operation.

• Learn installation procedures for increasingly complex and motorized window-treatment systems.

• Follow company safety procedures and supervisor instructions at all job sites.

• Maintain professional and respectful communication with customers, coworkers, contractors, and other trades.

• Participate in ongoing training and skills development.

Minimum requirements

Qualifications

No previous window-treatment installation experience is required. Construction, maintenance, warehouse, carpentry, mechanical, or other hands-on experience is helpful but not required.

Candidate must be dependable, willing to learn, able to follow instructions, work as part of a team, and maintain professional conduct in customers' homes and commercial environments.

The position requires the ability to perform physical installation work, including standing, bending, lifting and carrying materials, using ladders, and safely operating basic tools after training.

Training & Career Development

The Installer Trainee will receive supervised, hands-on training in window-treatment installation, job-site safety, customer service, product knowledge, basic construction techniques, and commercial installation procedures.

The goal of the training program is to develop the employee's skills and responsibilities over time, with the opportunity to advance into an independent Window Treatment Installer and other operations or project-support positions as experience and performance increase.

Budget Blinds of Beverly South is committed to providing meaningful employment, transferable job skills, professional development, and opportunities for long-term career growth.