INSTALL TECHNICIAN

Install Technician – Awnings, Shade Structures & Metal Fabrication You'll be part of a two-person crew installing custom awnings, shade structures, canopies, tension systems, and fabric shelters across the Twin Cities metro. Most days you're local — out in the morning, home by the end of the day. The work is varied: one day you're mounting a commercial awning on a storefront, the next you're rigging a shade sail at a restaurant patio or swapping seasonal covers at a car wash. About once or twice a month you'll tackle a larger structural install that takes real problem-solving — anchoring into different building types, adapting to site conditions, making it work when the drawings and reality don't perfectly match. That's where the job gets interesting and where your mechanical instincts matter most. Out-of-town travel is rare — roughly once a quarter for 3-4 nights. The rest of the time, you're in the metro and sleeping in your own bed. During slower months, you'll cross-train and work alongside our shop team — welding, metal fabrication, sewing, facilities projects. You won't be sitting around waiting for the next install.

Prior awning or shade structure experience is a plus but not required. If you've got a trades background and good hands, we'll teach you the rest. What You Get$25–$30/hr depending on experience Health insurance 401(k) with company match Paid time off All tools provided — bring yourself, we supply the rest Company truck for job sites Cross-training into welding, metal fab, and sewing — expand your skill set on our dime Path to Crew Lead — we're building a second install crew and the right person will run itAbout Canvas CraftWe're a 40+ year custom manufacturer in Otsego, MN — awnings, boat covers, shade structures, industrial fabric products. Small company, tight crew, real variety in the work. You're not a number here and you won't do the same thing every day. A Few Things We Value At Canvas Craft PrudenceWe use our resources wisely and carefully. This relates to our suppliers, vendors, equipment, fellow employees, customers and facilities. This looks like good organization and a commitment to not being wasteful.