Company: Dod Fireplace Installations, LLC
Location: Wichita, KS and local residential job sites
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay: $20-$25 per hour, based on experience, plus overtime
Schedule: Monday-Friday, generally 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; occasional Saturdays during peak season
Start a Career in a Specialty Trade
Do you like working with your hands, learning how things go together, and seeing the result of a day's work?
Dod Fireplace Installations is hiring an Entry-Level Installation Technician to help install fireplaces, stoves, inserts, venting systems, chimney components, and related hearth products in residential homes and new construction.
No fireplace or trade experience is required. This is a paid training position for someone who is dependable, willing to learn, comfortable with physical work, and interested in building a long-term skilled-trades career.
You will begin by working alongside experienced technicians, learning tools, jobsite preparation, installation methods, manufacturer requirements, safety practices, documentation, and customer-home professionalism.
What You'll Do
- Assist experienced technicians with residential fireplace, stove, insert, venting, chimney, mantel, and related hearth installations.
- Load, unload, stage, and transport products, tools, venting, and job materials.
- Prepare and protect job sites, including floors, walls, furniture, and customer property.
- Use common hand tools, power tools, ladders, measuring equipment, and installation materials safely.
- Learn to read manufacturer instructions, job notes, plans, measurements, and installation requirements.
- Follow company safety procedures and use required personal protective equipment.
- Document job progress accurately using photos, notes, checklists, and company software.
- Maintain clean, organized job sites, company vehicles, tools, equipment, and assigned materials.
- Communicate professionally with homeowners, builders, coworkers, and the office.
- Accept coaching, ask questions, and steadily work toward completing standard installations independently.
Minimum Qualifications
- No prior trade or fireplace experience is required.
- Dependable attendance and punctuality - you show up on time and ready to work.
- Valid driver's license and a driving record acceptable for operating company vehicles.
- Ability to lift and maneuver approximately 50-75 pounds.
- Ability to work on ladders and roofs and in attics, crawlspaces, unfinished construction, heat, cold, and changing weather conditions.
- Ability to follow directions, learn new skills, accept feedback, and ask questions when something is unclear.
- Professional conduct and respect for customers, coworkers, company property, and customers' homes.
- Comfort using a smartphone and learning company software for job photos, notes, and checklists.
Experience We Value
The following experience is helpful, but none of it is required:
- Major home-appliance delivery or installation
- Construction, remodeling, carpentry, roofing, warehouse, maintenance, or mechanical work
- Using drills, saws, hand tools, measuring tools, or other jobsite equipment
- Moving and protecting heavy products inside customers' homes
- Customer-facing work, delivery work, or residential service
- Vocational, technical-school, shop-class, military, farm, or hands-on personal experience
- Fixing, building, assembling, or troubleshooting equipment or home projects
Installation Excellence Career Path
This position is the starting point in our Installation Excellence Program. Advancement is based on demonstrated competency, technical ability, productivity, safety, professionalism, customer service, initiative, and alignment with our Core Values - not simply time with the company.
Career progression:
- Entry-Level Installation Technician / Helper
- Installation Associate - Level I
- Journeyman Installation Technician - Level II
- Master Installation Technician - Level III
- Field Supervisor / Installation Manager
Installation Associate - Level I: After completing training, earning the required certification, and demonstrating the necessary competencies, an Installation Associate is expected to independently complete standard residential installations while continuing to improve technical skill and efficiency.
Level I development includes: builder-grade finals and rough-ins, deliveries, electric fireplaces, mantels and box shelves, vent-free products, gas logs, retail rough-ins, direct-vent inserts, and basic gas-fireplace service.
Certification goal: Installation Associates are expected to earn and maintain an active NFI Gas Specialist certification and participate in company-approved manufacturer and industry training.
What We Provide
- $20-$25 per hour based on experience and demonstrated ability
- Overtime pay for hours worked over 40
- Paid, structured on-the-job training
- Consistent, year-round work
- Health-insurance benefits for eligible employees
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid vacation and company holidays
- Company tools, installation equipment, and required safety equipment
- Company phone for work-related communication
- Company vehicle and fuel for qualified drivers as responsibilities increase
- Paid product, manufacturer, and industry training
- Support for NFI certification and continuing education
- Defined competency-based raises and advancement opportunities
Important Expectations
This role is a good fit for someone who:
- Shows up on time, every day, ready to work.
- Wants to learn a skilled trade and build a career rather than simply fill a temporary job.
- Works safely and follows manufacturer instructions and company processes without taking shortcuts.
- Takes pride in details, cleanliness, and quality workmanship.
- Can work through physically demanding conditions with a positive attitude.
- Accepts coaching and takes responsibility for improving.
- Communicates questions, mistakes, damage, missing materials, or unsafe conditions immediately.
- Treats customers' homes and property with exceptional care.
- Keeps tools, vehicles, paperwork, and job sites clean and organized.
- Supports the team and represents the company professionally.
About Dod Fireplace Installations
Dod Fireplace Installations is a growing Wichita-based company specializing in the sale, installation, and service of fireplaces, stoves, inserts, venting systems, and related hearth products.
Our Core Values
- Integrity: Do the right thing, even when no one is watching.
- Excellence: Go above and beyond with quality and dependability.
- Friendly: Treat customers and teammates with warmth and respect.
- Professional: Be safe, dependable, trustworthy, and communicate clearly.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: Take ownership, solve problems, and look for better ways to work.
- Have Fun: Stay positive, support the team, and celebrate wins together.
Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- On-the-job training
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Paid training
Application Question(s):
- What hands-on work have you done, either professionally or personally?
- Why are you interested in learning a skilled trade?
- Are you comfortable with lifting, ladders, attics, roofs, crawlspaces, and outdoor weather conditions?
Work Location: In person
