Technician

Job Title: Restoration Technician

Job Description

The Restoration Technician works within the mitigation and contents department, assisting a lead technician on commercial and residential restoration projects. This role focuses on demolition, cleaning, and restoration of properties and contents damaged by water, fire, and smoke. The technician supports emergency response efforts, performs general labor, and helps ensure that all work meets quality, safety, and documentation standards while providing professional customer service on-site.

Responsibilities

• Assist the lead technician in responding to and supporting emergency loss situations for water, fire, and contents-damaged properties.
• Perform emergency water extraction and drying services under the direction of the lead technician.
• Carry out demolition and cleaning tasks, including removal of damaged flooring, drywall, cabinets, furniture, and other building materials.
• Set up, monitor, and take down drying equipment, ensuring proper use of moisture detection tools to track temperatures, relative humidity, and specific humidity.
• Inspect properties for visible damage and assist in completing specific drying and restoration processes for water, fire, and contents-related losses.
• Extract water from flooded areas and safely dispose of debris and damaged materials as directed.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support after-hours emergency response needs.
• Follow directions from the lead technician and restoration team to complete tasks efficiently and safely.
• Travel to a variety of properties to support inspection, documentation, reporting, and estimating of damage caused by water or fire.
• Document site conditions and findings and report them back accurately to the lead technician.
• Clean damaged property and personal items, ensuring proper handling, labeling, and packing of contents into boxes.
• Move and carry boxes, equipment, and furniture, including up and down stairs and to and from company vehicles or trucks.
• Support the restoration division with cleaning and restoring property, structures, and contents affected by water, fire, and smoke.
• Provide professional customer service on-site, answering basic questions and maintaining a positive, helpful attitude.
• Perform content cleaning labor, including logging, labeling, and cleaning client contents according to company procedures.
• Conduct fire cleaning and post-construction cleaning as part of restoration projects.
• Assist with loading company vehicles with all necessary equipment, tools, and products prior to each job and unloading upon return.
• Maintain detailed and accurate job records, including documentation of work performed and contents handled.
• Use hand tools and basic construction tools safely for demolition, removal, and minor construction-related tasks.
• Support general site cleanup to leave job sites orderly and safe at the end of each workday.

Essential Skills

• At least 6 months of construction experience, including exposure to demolition, general labor, or related work.
• At least 6 months of customer service experience or experience in a similar client-facing role.
• Willingness and availability to work overtime as needed based on project and emergency demands.
• Ability and commitment to participate in an on-call rotation, including one weeknight per week and one weekend (Friday–Sunday night) every fourth weekend.
• Strong initiative and a self-starter, go-getter mentality with the ability to work proactively with minimal supervision.
• Ability to follow directions from a lead technician and adhere to company procedures and safety standards.
• Comfort performing physical labor, including lifting, carrying, and moving boxes, equipment, and furniture, sometimes up and down stairs.
• Basic proficiency with hand tools and comfort working in construction or restoration environments.
• Attention to detail for documenting damage, logging contents, and maintaining accurate job records.
• Professional communication and customer service skills when interacting with property owners and clients.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with technology, such as mobile devices, apps, or software used for documentation and reporting, is a plus.
• A clean driving record is preferred and may support future opportunities to drive company vehicles.
• Experience in general labor, warehouse work, lumber or wood work, or construction services is beneficial.
• Familiarity with inspection and document control processes is an asset.
• Interest in growing into a lead technician role within 6–12 months based on performance and initiative.

Why Work Here?

You will join a restoration company with a strong family feel and a culture that values initiative, growth, and promoting from within. Team members have a clear path to advance into lead roles, often within 6–12 months, supported by ongoing field experience and mentorship. The company offers overtime opportunities, profit sharing, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes a 401(k) with a 3% match, health and dental coverage, and various pre-tax account options such as HSA, FSA, dependent care, and insurance premium accounts. You also receive approximately 80 hours of paid time off, paid holidays, and a cell phone allowance paid bi-weekly. The organization is well-regarded in the industry and has been featured on a nationally recognized home restoration television program, reflecting its reputation and the quality of its work.

Work Environment

This is a field-based role that primarily operates on customer job sites, with reporting each morning to a central facility before traveling in a company vehicle to the work location. The typical schedule runs Monday through Friday, approximately 7:00 a.m. to 3:30/4:00 p.m., with overtime as required by project needs. The position includes an on-call rotation of one consistent weeknight each week and one weekend (Friday–Sunday night) every fourth weekend, with added incentives for on-call work. Technicians usually work closely with one lead technician, and larger projects may involve working as part of a small team. The environment involves active, hands-on work in properties affected by water, fire, and smoke, including demolition, cleaning, and restoration tasks. You will use hand tools, drying equipment, moisture detection devices, and standard restoration and cleaning equipment. The role requires frequent standing, lifting, carrying, and moving materials and contents, sometimes in tight spaces or up and down stairs. The culture encourages self-starters and go-getters who take pride in high-quality work, safety, and respectful interactions with customers and teammates.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Plymouth, MN.

The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $23.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Plymouth,MN.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 26, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.