Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan since 1955, Lumbermen’s operates in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Minnesota. A leading distributor and manufacturer, we are driven by our mission to enrich lives by intentionally caring for all who experience us. We are employee owned and relationship powered.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
Located in the Fort Wayne market, this position offers the opportunity to see the fruits of your labor as you transform spaces installing solid surface, granite, and quartz surfaces! Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Learning how to accurately measure, fabricate, and install custom solid surface, granite, and quartz countertops
- Traveling to job sites in a company vehicle
- Facilitating safe, efficient, and precise installation of products (surfaces, sinks, and faucets)
- Ensuring strong communication with customers (including effective problem resolution when applicable)
- Removal of laminate, tile, solid surface and other existing countertop surface materials or backsplash per job order
At Lumbermen’s, our business is built on relationships. It’s crucial that the person selected to fill this role is a safety-minded team player who gets energy from contributing to collaborative success.
This position offers a $400 annual clothing allowance for uniform and protective footwear.
WHO WE NEED:
- Commitment to work safely and efficiently at all times
- Dependable and reliable
- Ability to read a tape measure
- Ability to safely lift and move granite and quartz countertop products and other heavy materials
- Ability to safely operate all tools and equipment in the fabricating shop and on the installation truck
- Desire to learn
- Ability to follow prescribed programs and standards
- Desire to help grow and develop the program and the business
- Ability to use communication skills to build and maintain good customer relationships
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
- Ability to complete tasks with accuracy
- Strong attention to detail and desire to “do things right the first time”
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Continuous improvement mentality
KEY QUALIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS
- High School diploma/GED required
- Construction experience is helpful, but not required (tile setter, fabricator, trim carpenter, cabinet installer)
- Hilo operator’s license (will train if needed)
- Chauffer’s license with a clean driving record (can assist with obtaining chauffer’s license)
- Ability to lift up to 75 lb
WHAT WE OFFER:
Lumbermen’s exists to enrich the lives of people by intentionally caring for all who experience us. You will experience a different kind of work environment and “family” here and help live out the Lumbermen’s promises of committing to those who count on us, doing what’s right, exercising sound business practices, and earning consideration. Other benefits include:
- A collaborative and supportive work environment
- ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) – generous company-funded retirement
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Flexible spending/health savings account
- 401(k)
- The SOURCE – free and confidential support resources for our team
- Ulliance Life Advisor EAP
- Clothing allowance (for applicable roles)
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Training and development
- Advancement opportunities
Lumbermen’s is proud to be a drug and alcohol-free workplace. In addition, Lumbermen’s will not discriminate against any employee or candidate because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. We participate in E-Verify.