Architectural Awning & Shade Systems Field Installer

Canvas Craft | Otsego, MN $25–$30/hr | Full-Time | Home Every Night The Job

You’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.

• 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
  
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• Able to pass a DOT physical and drug screenli>
• 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

• $25–$30/hr depending 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-training into 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

We’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.

Canvas Craft is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• 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
• awnning installation
• sign installation

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