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Garage Door Service TechnicianSuburban Door | Full-Time | $50,000–$75,000 | Company Truck Benefits
Build your career with Suburban Door.
Suburban Door is looking for a motivated, experienced Garage Door Service Technician to join our growing team.
You'll work directly with homeowners throughout the Metro Detroit area, diagnosing garage door and opener problems, completing repairs, recommending solutions, and ensuring every customer's garage door system operates safely and reliably.
We're looking for someone who takes pride in their work, communicates well with customers, and wants an opportunity where strong performance can lead to higher earnings and career advancement.
What Suburban Door Offers
- $50,000–$75,000 annual earning potential
- Hourly/base compensation
- Bonus and commission opportunities
- Overtime opportunities
- Company-provided service truck
- Company fuel card
- Consistent, full-time work
- Opportunities for career advancement
- A position where strong performance can directly increase your earning potential
What You'll Do
As a Suburban Door Service Technician, you'll run scheduled residential service calls and be responsible for diagnosing problems, completing repairs, and providing customers with professional recommendations.
Typical responsibilities include:
- Diagnose garage door and garage door opener problems
- Repair and replace springs, cables, rollers, hinges, bearings, tracks, sensors, and other components
- Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues
- Service, repair, install, and replace garage door openers
- Perform garage door safety inspections and preventative maintenance
- Identify worn, damaged, or potentially unsafe components
- Explain problems and available solutions clearly to homeowners
- Present customers with appropriate repair, replacement, and upgrade options
- Complete service documentation accurately
- Maintain an organized service truck, tools, and inventory
- Collect customer balances upon completion of work
- Maintain a clean and professional work area
- Follow Suburban Door's safety standards and service procedures
- Represent Suburban Door professionally in every customer's home
Who We're Looking For
We're looking for an experienced technician who can diagnose problems, make quality repairs, and provide an excellent customer experience.
The ideal candidate is:
- Experienced with residential garage door service and repair
- Mechanically skilled and comfortable with hand and power tools
- Experienced diagnosing garage door and opener issues
- Capable of safely replacing springs, cables, rollers, hardware, and other garage door components
- Strong at troubleshooting and problem-solving
- Dependable and self-motivated
- Comfortable working independently and managing a daily service schedule
- Professional and confident when communicating with homeowners
- Able to explain technical issues in an easy-to-understand way
- Comfortable presenting repair, replacement, and upgrade options
- Motivated by performance and earning potential
- Detail-oriented and committed to quality workmanship
- Physically capable of lifting and handling garage door components
- Comfortable working in garages and varying Michigan weather conditions
A valid driver's license and acceptable driving record are required.
Compensation
Expected annual earnings: $50,000–$75,000
Compensation may include:
- Hourly/base pay
- Overtime opportunities
- Performance-based bonuses
- Commission opportunities
At Suburban Door, strong performance should be rewarded. Your earning potential can grow based on your productivity, technical ability, customer service, and overall performance.
Experienced technicians may qualify for higher starting compensation based on experience and demonstrated ability.
Benefits
Suburban Door offers:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Company-provided service truck
- Company fuel card
- Employee discounts
- Referral program
- Career advancement opportunities
Schedule
- Full-time
- Day shift
- 8-hour shifts
- Overtime opportunities
- Field-based / in-person position
Why Suburban Door?
At Suburban Door, we're looking for technicians who take ownership of their work, provide customers with a great experience, and want to be rewarded for what they produce.
You'll have the opportunity to work independently, solve different problems every day, build customer relationships, and increase your earning potential through strong performance.
If you're an experienced garage door service technician who takes pride in doing the job right and wants an opportunity to grow with a successful team, we want to hear from you.
Apply today to join the Suburban Door team.
Pay: $50,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Company truck
- Dental insurance
- Fuel card
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tools provided
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $50,000 - $75,000