Who we are

Detmer & Sons is now an Ace Hardware Company! Ace Hardware has been serving neighbors throughout America for 100 years. Ace launched Ace Hardware Home Services and is now Bringing Helpful to Your Home℠. Ace Hardware Home Services offers a wide range of residential maintenance and home repair services including plumbing, heating, cooling, electrical, handyman and painting with the signature Ace Helpful service our customers know. Helpful is what we do – and Ace is on a Mission to be the best, most trusted provider of home preservation services.

What You’ll Do:

Assembles pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.
Installs pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers or water heaters, or fixtures such as sinks or toilets, using hand or power tools.
Cuts openings in structures to accommodate pipes or pipe fittings, using hand or power tools.
Fills pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observes pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
Anchors steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place.
Installs underground storm, sanitary, or water piping systems, extending piping as needed to connect fixtures and plumbing.
Performs complex calculations and planning for special or very large jobs.
Prepares written work cost estimates and negotiate contracts.
Welds small pipes or special piping, using specialized techniques, equipment, or materials, such as computer-assisted welding or microchip fabrication.
Maintains rapport with customers by examining complaints; identifying solutions; suggesting improved methods and equipment and obtaining referrals.
Documents service and installation of parts and actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records both in SAWIN mobile and proper forms and processes forms in the manner and time frame required.
Tech must hit all daily, weekly, and monthly sales targets with minimal call backs.
Complete special projects and perform other job duties as assigned.

What you need to succeed:

3+ Years related experience and/or training.
Able to pass a drug screening and background check (random testing may occur)
Must have a valid drivers’ license and a good driving record.

Physical Requirements:

Physical dexterity in limbs and digits to operate hand and power-driven tools and equipment commonly used in the field.
Physical ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 100 pounds on a regular basis.
Ability to continually walk, stand, climb, stoop, bend, kneel, reach in all directions.
Ability to maintain balance working off the ground using ladders, scaffolds, and/or mechanical lifts.
Ability to climb stairs and ladders and work in high, precarious places.
Ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.
Ability to work outside; exposed to heat and cold.
Ability to hear and speak to exchange information.
Ability to see to perform maintenance duties and read blueprints, drawings, and specifications.