Fire & Contents Restoration / Cleaning Technician
Full-Time | 401(k) | Paid Time Off | $100 Weekly Performance Bonus I Overtime | Advancement Opportunities | Room To Advance
ServiceMaster Fire & Water Restoration by 24/7 is hiring a Fire & Contents Restoration / Cleaning Technician to join our team.
This is a hands-on restoration position focused mainly on fire and smoke cleaning, contents restoration, pack-outs, pack-backs, and detailed cleaning of homes and businesses after property damage.
You do not need restoration experience. We will train the right person.
What we need is someone who is dependable, works hard, pays attention to detail, and is willing to help wherever the team needs them.
This is not a basic housekeeping job, and it is not a desk job.
Our technicians work inside homes and businesses after fires, water losses, storms, construction, and other property damage. Every day is a little different.
What You’ll DoFire & Smoke Cleaning
- Clean walls, ceilings, floors, trim, cabinets, doors, fixtures, and other structural surfaces
- Remove soot, smoke residue, dust, and debris
- HEPA vacuum and detail-clean fire-damaged areas
- Clean exposed framing and building materials when required
- Assist with odor removal and deodorization
- Set up containment and air filtration equipment when needed
- Use professional restoration cleaning products and equipment
- Perform detailed cleaning after fire and smoke losses
Contents Restoration
- Clean furniture, household goods, decorations, dishes, electronics, and other personal property
- Photograph and document customer belongings
- Inventory and track contents using a phone or tablet
- Separate salvageable and non-salvageable items
- Perform detailed hand cleaning and specialty contents cleaning
- Assist with smoke and odor removal from customer belongings
- Organize cleaned contents in our warehouse and storage areas
Pack-Outs & Pack-Backs
- Carefully pack customer belongings
- Wrap furniture and fragile items
- Label, photograph, and inventory boxes and contents
- Load and unload company trucks
- Move furniture, boxes, and household goods
- Assist with furniture disassembly and reassembly
- Remove contents from damaged homes and businesses
- Return and unpack belongings once restoration work is complete
General Restoration Cleaning
- Perform final cleaning after construction and restoration work
- Vacuum, wipe down, mop, and detail-clean completed projects
- Remove construction dust and debris
- Clean cabinets, countertops, fixtures, floors, windows, and other surfaces
- Help get homes and businesses ready for customers to move back into
Occasional Water Mitigation Assistance
This position is primarily focused on fire cleaning, contents, and general restoration cleaning, but we work as a team.
From time to time, you may help our water mitigation crews with:
- Moving furniture and contents
- Carrying and setting up drying equipment
- Removing wet or damaged materials
- Cleaning and organizing job sites
- Loading and unloading equipment
- Assisting technicians on larger water losses
You will be trained before being expected to perform restoration tasks you have not done before.
What This Job Is Really Like
One day you may be cleaning soot from the walls of a fire-damaged home.
The next day you may be packing an entire household into boxes.
Another day you could be cleaning furniture and personal belongings, doing a final construction clean, organizing our warehouse, returning contents to a customer, or helping another crew on a large water loss.
You may work around:
- Smoke and fire odors
- Soot
- Dust and debris
- Water-damaged buildings
- Construction areas
- Hot or cold buildings
- Heavy boxes and furniture
- Customers dealing with stressful situations
Some days are dirty.
Some days are physical.
Some jobs require patience and a lot of attention to detail.
But this is also the kind of work where you can look around at the end of the day and actually see what you accomplished.
Who We’re Looking For
The right person:
- Shows up on time
- Is dependable
- Works hard
- Pays attention to detail
- Takes pride in doing things correctly
- Can follow directions
- Works well with a team
- Can stay productive without constant supervision
- Is comfortable working in damaged or dirty environments
- Is comfortable using a smartphone or tablet
- Can take clear job-site photos and document work accurately
- Treats customers and their property with respect
- Is willing to learn new skills
- Can stay organized
- Is willing to help other departments when needed
- Does not stand around waiting to be told what to do every five minutes
Previous experience in restoration, residential cleaning, commercial cleaning, housekeeping, moving, construction cleaning, warehouse work, furniture delivery, or similar hands-on work is helpful, but it is not required.
We would rather train someone dependable with a strong work ethic than hire someone with experience who cannot be counted on.
Physical Requirements
This is an active position.
You must be able to:
- Stand and walk for extended periods
- Bend, kneel, reach, and work in different positions
- Regularly lift and carry boxes, equipment, and household contents
- Help move furniture and larger items
- Perform physical work throughout the day
- Safely use ladders when required
- Work in varying temperatures and job-site conditions
- Wear respirators and other personal protective equipment when required
Essential job functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
Requirements
- Valid driver's license
- Driving record that meets company insurance requirements
- Reliable transportation to and from work
- Ability to use a smartphone or tablet
- Ability to work full-time
- Willingness to work occasional overtime when jobs require it
- Willingness to travel to job sites throughout our service area
- Ability to complete required employment and driving screenings consistent with applicable law
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly pay based on experience
- Full-time, year-round work
- 401(k)
- Paid training
- Paid time off
- Overtime opportunities
- Company uniforms
- Company vehicles for travel between job sites
- Industry training and certification opportunities
- Opportunities to learn multiple areas of the restoration business
- Advancement opportunities for employees who perform
This can turn into a real career for the right person.
Employees who show up, learn the business, do quality work, and prove they can lead can move into positions such as:
Lead Technician | Fire & Contents Lead | Crew Chief | Contents Supervisor | Restoration Technician | Project Management
About Us
ServiceMaster Fire & Water Restoration by 24/7 helps homeowners and businesses recover after fires, water damage, storms, and other property losses.
Our customers are often dealing with one of the worst situations they have ever experienced.
The furniture, photographs, clothing, keepsakes, and other belongings we handle may just look like contents on a job site, but they belong to somebody.
We expect our employees to work efficiently without becoming careless.
You do not have to know restoration when you start.
You do need to show up, work hard, pay attention, treat people right, and be willing to learn.
If you want steady, hands-on work where every day is different and there is room to move up, we want to talk to you.
Apply today to join ServiceMaster Fire & Water Restoration by 24/7.
Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Safety equipment provided
Work Location: In person
