Installation Technician

Color-Ad, Inc., a custom sign and exhibit manufacturer located in Manassas, Virginia, is currently taking applications for new personnel to join our installation team. Color-Ad is a well established (since 1962) yet growing company in need of energetic, enthusiastic people looking for a career and not just a job. We are looking for talented professionals with a positive attitude, a strong work ethic and a desire to grow, both personally and professionally.

Color-Ad produces a wide range of visual communication products to an even wider range of end-users and industries throughout the United States and beyond. Our products include large scale wayfinding signage programs for municipalities, airports, stadiums and sports arenas, hospitals, and architectural signage, environmental signage, and corporate identity, along with interpretive museum exhibits, exterior and interior interactive elements, digital graphics, display cases, specialized cabinetry and exhibit structures, artifact mounting/installing and themed environments.

The accurate and timely completion of sign and exhibit installation, service, and surveys. This position requires the ability to travel extensively out of town, state, and sometimes the country, for long periods of time.

• Willingness to operate construction hand and power tools (i.e. table saw, sander, drill press, band saw, etc.)
• Willingness to read and interpret detailed drawings
• Attention to detail and quality craftsmanship
• Ability to prioritize and manage tasks and time
• Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately in a deadline-driven environment
• Must have a strong work ethic and be able to take initiative on projects. Must be able to work independently
• but also collaborate with other fabricators, project managers, and production managers.
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written)
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills
• Willingness to work in other departments when needed
• Possess a positive, whatever-it-takes attitude and a good sense of humor

• Daily moderate to strenuous effort
• Manual dexterity or fine motor skills
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to sit for long periods of time (driving vehicles, airline travel)
• Ability to bend, stoop, climb, reach, grasp, push and pull
• Ability to lift and carry parts and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds

• High school diploma or GED

• Hourly wage, based on experience
• Overtime available as dictated by the workload
• Paid holidays and leave time
• Health, Dental, Life, Short-term and Long-term disability insurances
• 401(k)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status