Summary

The Installation Technician is responsible for the installation of custom structures, cabinetry, millwork, medical equipment and de-installation of equipment. Field Technician is also responsible for some demolition and renovation of many types of healthcare spaces, as well as the installation of various client products.
Custom Structures | Cabinetry & Millwork | Capitol Medical Equipment | De-Installation Relocation/Transportation Mechanical Systems | Equipment Seismic Anchoring | Smart Building Technology | MEP Building Connections

$25.00 to $28.00 per hour

Duties and Responsibilities

Adherence to KR Wolfe’s Mission, Vision & Values

• Must demonstrate SPIRIT in all work that is performed
• Must understand, follow & promote company’s Mission, Vision & Values at all times.
• Must lead by example.

Core Responsibilities – All Levels

• Adhere to all KRW policies and procedures at all times.
• It is required that at all times each employee be presentable, and follow KR Wolfe’s dress code including the use of appropriate safety gear.
• Employee must use a company provided computer and/or smart phone to email and communicate for project info, travel itinerary, enter timecards daily, enter project notes and project pictures on a daily basis.
• Employee must accurately complete daily timecard, document activities extensively through notes and pictures, complete and manage one’s own expense reports, and various other forms and documents as a regular course of business. All of which must be done on a daily basis.
• Employee shall care for and ensure all company and client property remains in good condition.
• Employee will prepare documents using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Salesforce etc.).
• Employee must demonstrate professional etiquette with team members, superiors & clients at all times.
• Employee shall demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills at all times.
• Employee may manage varied information of company and/or project needs, objectives and responsibilities.
• Employee will perform basic math.
• Employee will be required to solve problems, escalating matters to KRW leadership as necessary.
• Employee will perform Punch List Items.
• Employee must read, interpret and understand schedules.
• Employee must demonstrate positive customer communication at all times.
• Employee must maintain environmental awareness at all times. 
• Employee must adhere to safety measures at all times. Must use proper personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times.
• Employee must maintain all required credentials at all times.

Tier 1 – Labor

• Perform manual labor
• Safely and properly use power tools (drills, saws etc.), and hand tools (hammer, screwdriver, hand saw etc.)
• OSHA 10 Training
• Identify hazardous materials
• Experienced with Demolition
• Possess Crisis Management, Client Communication, Jobsite Safety & Teambuilding skills
• Works with supervision.

Tier 2 – Skilled Laborer

• Include all tier 1 requirements
• Must demonstrate strong teamwork, leadership and collaboration skills.
• Responsible for overseeing quality assurance
• Must be proficient (at least 3 years’ experience) in one or more of the following trades and
  basic understanding of the rest.

• Carpentry
• Painting
• Drywall
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Framing
• Mechanical

• Must be able to organize building materials
• Access & understand company overhead tool inventory
• Basic structural knowledge and ability to install structures unassisted
• Prepare daily construction reports
• Must understand the building process
• Must understand and identify material and equipment costs
• Must understand the design
• Works under general supervision, may lead small projects or small teams.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Must provide own hand tools. (See KR Wolfe tool list)

Knowledge, Skills, Ability, and Experience Required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience                                                 

• High School Diploma, technical trade school or equivalent. 
• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.), or technical trade school equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a construction Field environment.

Language Skills                                            

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret plans and specifications.  Ability to communicate effectively with owners, hospital staff, subcontractors, vendors, and other KR Wolfe staff personnel. 

Mathematical Skills                                    

Ability to work with basic construction mathematical concepts and calculations.

Reasoning Ability                           

Ability to identify problems and establish solutions.

Computer Skills                                            

Basic computer skills. Able to communicate via email and use Microsoft office, as well as enter information into KR Wolfe construction software platform.

Travel Requirements

This position requires 100% travel and working on days, weekends, nights, and evenings.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

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

Physical Activity

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Physical Requirements

• Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Visual Acuity

• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.