Canvas Craft | Otsego, MN$25–$30/hr | Full-Time | Home Every NightThe JobYou'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.What We're Looking For- General construction, framing, roofing, siding, sign install, welding, or similar trades background

Comfortable working at heights on ladders and lifts
Can read a tape measure, follow a drawing, and figure things out on site
Mechanical aptitude — you look at how things go together and it makes sense to you
Clean driving record and valid driver's license (Class D)
Able to pass a DOT physical and drug screen
Reliable, shows up, communicates

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/hrdepending on experience

Health insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off
All tools provided— bring yourself, we supply the rest
Company truckfor job sites
Cross-traininginto 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 it

About 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.Apply now to office@canvascraftinc.com or call us directly at (763) 428-4325.Canvas Craft is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

You should be proficient in:

Driver's License
Troubleshooting Skills
Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
Construction Site Installation
Field Measurements
Welding Setups for Production
Maintenance and Repair Skills
Framing
Finish and Rough Carpentry
Truck Operations & Load Securement
Mechanical Assembly Skills
Excellent Communication Skills
awning installation
sign installation

Machines & technologies you'll use:

MIG Welder
TIG Welder
Automotive Vehicles
Sit-Down Forklift
Electric Pallet Jack
Aerial Devices
Flatbed Truck / Pickup Truck
Forklifts