Garage Door Technician
Ohana Garage Doors
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Job Description
Full-time, Experienced
We are on the hunt for full-time Experienced Garage Door Service Technicians who operate with integrity, honesty, and positivity. Techs who like helping people and solving problems. Be a part of a company with a friendly and supportive team that helps you excel in your career.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Company Trucks and Equipment
- Financial Incentives Paid Bi-Weekly
- Paid Vacation
- Medical Benefits Offered
- Positive Work Atmosphere
- and more
Our shop is located in Katy, but we serve the greater Houston area and all of Texas with our commercial work. We're a friendly and supportive team that works together to deliver exceptional customer service. From the moment we book a call to the completion of a job, we strive to create a top-notch experience for our customers.
As a Service Technician, you'll meet with customers, diagnose their garage door or opener issues, present repair options, close the sale, and complete the work. You'll interact with customers daily, so excellent customer service skills are a must. If you like knowing you have positively impacted your customer's life by solving their garage door problem, we encourage you to apply now!
Compensation: $60,000 yearly
Responsibilities
We are looking for positive, energetic techs who are willing to learn and follow our proven process to success.
As a tech, you will:
- Assess garage door/opener issues to determine appropriate resolutions
- Discuss in detail your discoveries with the customer
- Build customer rapport to build customer confidence
- Perform repairs/installs with attention to detail
- Regularly stock the truck
- Assist in stock procurement in the warehouse
- Participate in regular meetings and training
- Continually expand tech knowledge and skill base
- Utilize software for all company transactions
- Calculate installation openings and perform site inspections
- Keep all appointments and arrive at the customer's specified time
Qualifications
- 1-2 years of garage door experience is required; commercial experience is a plus but not required
- Sales Experience – You are able to handle objections to convert the sale
- Excellent Communication Skills – Explain details to customers as well as the team/manager/office
- Rapport Builder – People think you are friendly, outgoing, and easy to talk to. People like to do business with those they feel they can trust
- Teachable – Must be teachable, eager, and able to learn and implement new processes
- Tech-Friendly - Easily reachable by text/call during and outside business hours. Adaptable to learning new software
- Professional – You conduct yourself professionally in appearance, attire, language, and attitude
Must-haves
- Must have a clean driving record
- Must pass a background check
- Must provide your own tools
- Must speak English fluently
- Must be able to work alternating Saturdays
- High school diploma or GED required
About Company
We support our techs with:
- Company tablet for customer interfacing and job tracking
- Company uniforms
- Company trucks and equipment: Take-home truck after 90 days of continuous employment
- Paid vacation hours after one year
- Regular weekly meetings to stay connected with the entire team, celebrate individual wins, and provide continuous learning opportunities
- Financial incentives are paid bi-weekly
We believe in building careers worth having and in these fast-changing times, having a supportive team is crucial. By joining a team with essential core values, you'll find more than just a job—you'll gain a sense of belonging and support that extends beyond work. Our culture encourages personal growth, camaraderie, and a work-life balance that allows you to thrive both professionally and personally. With us, you're not just a technician, you're part of our ohana.
What Most Garage Door Job Listings Don't Tell You
General overview for this role type; specifics vary by employer.
Garage door service in Texas does not require a state trade license, so companies train techs on the mechanics and safety of the systems. The work carries real hazard because torsion springs store enormous energy and can injure an untrained hand. Pay is usually hourly plus commission on repairs and new door sales, so techs who diagnose well and sell openers and doors earn more.
The trade is route based and steadier than weather-driven work, though storms and freezes cause spikes when doors and openers fail. New hires are surprised by how much of the job is precise mechanical work under tension, from winding springs to aligning tracks. You drive a stocked truck, carry an inventory of springs, rollers, and opener parts, and handle after-hours calls when a door traps a car inside. Clean workmanship and honest diagnosis build the reputation that fills a route, since a stuck garage door is an urgent problem for most homeowners.
What to Expect Day-to-Day
General overview for this role type; specifics vary by employer.
A tech runs a route of service calls with a truck stocked for common repairs. At each stop you test the door's balance and travel, inspect springs, cables, rollers, and the opener, and pinpoint the failure. The most common jobs are broken springs, frayed cables, worn rollers, and openers that no longer respond.
Safety governs the work. You release tension carefully, wind torsion springs to the correct count, and align tracks so the door runs smooth and quiet. Full door installs are bigger jobs, setting sections, hardware, and a new opener, then programming remotes and safety sensors. You explain options to the homeowner and quote repairs or replacement before you begin. Documentation and cleanup close each call. Expect precise mechanical work, real spring tension hazard, driving between stops, and the quick satisfaction of restoring a door that a family relies on every day.
What Garage Door Jobs Pay in Houston
Based on Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area (Maintenance and Repair Workers, General).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area. Median is about $22.46/hr.
Building a Garage Door Career in Texas
Garage door service needs no state trade license in Texas, so companies train technicians on the systems and their real hazards. Torsion springs store enormous energy, so safe handling is the first thing you learn. Manufacturers offer product training on openers and smart controls. The path is skill based. You start on service and repair, learn spring and opener work, and move into installs and sales. Techs who diagnose honestly and sell openers and doors earn commission on top of hourly pay, and experienced hands can run a shop.
Career Ladder and Pay
- 1 Service Helper / Trainee $38,584/yr
Learn door mechanics and spring safety on service calls.
- 2 Service / Repair Technician $46,717/yr
Diagnose and fix springs, cables, rollers, and openers solo.
- 3 Install / Lead Tech $60,466/yr
Install full doors and openers and mentor newer techs.
- 4 Sales / Route Manager $60,466/yr
Manage a service area, quote doors, and build accounts.
- 5 Garage Door Business Owner $76,211/yr
Run your own garage door sales and service company.
Licensing paths and timelines are general guidance for this trade in Texas. Confirm current requirements with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation or the relevant state agency.
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