Helper / Apprentice Garage Door Installer
Garage Door Service Technician
Description
🔨 Helper / Apprentice Garage Door Installer
Good Guys Garage Doors – San Diego County
**Full-Time | Paid Training | Build a Career in the Skilled Trades**
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💰 Compensation
**$20–$28 per hour**
As your skills, efficiency, and responsibilities grow, so does your earning potential.
- Paid training
- Full-time, year-round work
- Overtime opportunities
- Performance reviews with advancement opportunities
- Clear career path to Installer and Senior Installer
👊 Position Overview
Good Guys Garage Doors is looking for a motivated Helper / Apprentice Installer who wants to learn a skilled trade and build a long-term career.
No garage door installation experience? That's okay.
We're looking for someone with a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, mechanical aptitude, and the desire to become one of the best installers in the industry.
You'll work alongside experienced installers, learning every aspect of residential garage door installation while gaining hands-on experience every day.
This is more than a job—it's an opportunity to build a career with a growing company that believes in promoting from within.
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🛠 What You'll Be Doing
As an Apprentice Installer, you'll assist our installation team with:
- Residential garage door installations
- Removing and disposing of existing doors
- Installing tracks, hardware, springs, and openers
- Loading and unloading materials
- Job site preparation and cleanup
- Tool organization and equipment maintenance
- Learning proper installation techniques
- Performing final quality inspections with your installer
- Delivering a professional customer experience
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📚 What You'll Learn
Our goal is to develop you into a professional Garage Door Installer.
You'll receive hands-on training in:
- Garage door systems
- Spring systems and safety
- Track and hardware installation
- Garage door opener installation
- Door balancing and adjustments
- Quality control
- Customer communication
- Company systems and processes
🚀 Career Path
We believe in developing our people.
Your career progression can include:
**Helper / Apprentice Installer**
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**Garage Door Installer**
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**Senior Garage Door Installer**
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**Installation Team Leader**
As your skills and production increase, so does your earning potential.
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✅ Qualifications
- Construction, mechanical, automotive, or other hands-on experience is preferred but not required
- Strong work ethic and willingness to learn
- Positive attitude and coachable mindset
- Reliable and punctual
- Comfortable using power tools and hand tools
- Ability to lift 75+ lbs repeatedly
- Ability to climb ladders and work in varying weather conditions
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record
- Must pass a background check and drug screening
📈 Benefits
We're committed to building long-term careers, not just filling positions.
- Competitive hourly pay
- Paid training
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Overtime opportunities
- Structured training and mentorship
- Clear advancement opportunities
- Tool assistance as you progress
- Health benefit options in development
🎯 Who Thrives Here?
You'll fit in well if you:
- Enjoy working with your hands
- Want to learn a skilled trade
- Take pride in quality workmanship
- Like working as part of a team
- Show up ready to work every day
- Want to build a long-term career with opportunities to grow
🚫 This Position Is Not For You If
- You're looking for temporary work
- You don't enjoy physical work
- You struggle to follow directions
- You aren't dependable or punctual
- You're unwilling to learn and improve
⏱ Schedule
- Full-time
- Year-round work
- Monday–Friday with occasional overtime and weekend work as needed
- Fast-paced, hands-on work environment
💪 Why Work Here
**Learn a skilled trade, get paid while you train, and build a long-term career with a company that invests in your success.**
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🏢 About Good Guys Garage Doors
Good Guys Garage Doors is a growing residential garage door service and installation company serving homeowners throughout San Diego County.
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