Lead Installer

Lead Installer – Custom Metal & Wood Fabrication

High-End Residential & Commercial Projects

Pay: $26–$32 per hour (DOE)

Schedule: Full-time, year-round

Location: Murray, UT + local job sites (Summit & Wasatch Counties)

About the Role

Calaway Designs is a custom metal and wood fabrication shop specializing in high-end residential and commercial projects. We are hiring a Lead Installer to take ownership of job site installations from start to finish.

This role is for an experienced installer who can lead crews, coordinate with other trades, and ensure every detail is executed to a high standard. Our Lead Installer is trusted to represent Calaway Designs on-site and deliver clean, professional installations—particularly custom railings and doors.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Lead on-site installation of custom railings, doors, and architectural metal/wood projects
• Plan installs, stage materials, and coordinate daily jobsite workflow
• Direct and support install team members to ensure efficiency and quality
• Perform and oversee finish work (wood prep, staining, clear coats, detail touch-ups)
• Read shop drawings and verify dimensions and site conditions
• Coordinate professionally with homeowners, general contractors, and other trades
• Safely transport materials and equipment to job sites
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe job sites
• Complete final quality checks and punch-list items

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 5+ years installing custom railings and doors (metal, wood, or mixed materials)
• Prior experience leading installs or supervising small crews
• Strong finish quality and attention to detail
• Confident reading shop drawings and taking accurate field measurements
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record
• Reliable transportation to shop and job sites

Preferred (Not Required)

• Wood finishing or specialty finish experience
• Metal finishing, patinas, or welding (MIG/TIG)

Why Work at Calaway Designs

• High-end, custom projects (not production or tract work)
• Authority and trust to run your own installs
• Competitive pay with room for growth
• Overtime opportunities
• Flexible scheduling when possible
• Tools and safety equipment provided
• Small, skilled team where leadership and craftsmanship matter

Work Environment

• Shop based in Murray, UT
• Install work primarily in Summit & Wasatch Counties
• Full-time, in-person role

Apply

If you're an experienced installer with railing and door expertise, a clean driving record, and pride in

leading high-quality installations, we want to hear from you.

Apply today.

Pay: $ $32.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Tools provided

Application Question(s):

• How many years of hands-on installation experience do you have with custom

woodwork, cabinetry, architectural metal, or similar work?

• Which best describes the types of job sites you've worked on?

-High-end residential homes
-Commercial or tenant improvement projects
-Production or tract housing only
-I have limited on-site install experience

• How comfortable are you performing finish work (wood prep, staining, clear coats,

detail touch-ups)?
- Very comfortable – I do this regularly
- Some experience – willing to learn more
- Minimal experience
- No experience

• Are you comfortable reading drawings and taking accurate field measurements on site?
• Are you interested in growing into a Lead Installer role with responsibility for jobsite

quality and crew coordination?

• Do you have reliable transportation to the shop in Murray and to job sites?
• This role involves working on active job sites, lifting materials, and standing for long

periods. Are you able to perform physical job site work safely?

• Which of the following skills do you have?

• Wood finishing or specialty finishes

• Metal finishing or patinas
• MIG or TIG welding
• Prior crew lead or foreman experience
• Own work truck/tools

Work Location: In person