Lead Installer

Job Description

Job Description

Installation Lead — Stone Veneer (Tile, Carpentry & Remodeling Backgrounds Welcome)

Company: Rumford Stone

Location: Bow, NH (Concord / Merrimack County area) — field-based, with day travel to job sites across the region (no regular overnights)

Compensation: $32 – $40 per hour, depending on experience and leadership skills, plus overtime pay. There is a path to a salaried leadership role with six-figure potential.

Type: Full-time, hourly

Schedule: Monday – Friday, typically 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Some days start at 6:00 a.m., and some run past 5:00 p.m. depending on travel and traffic.

Benefits: Health and dental insurance; 401(k) with company match; short- and long-term disability; life insurance

• Get in on the ground floor of a new product line: Skinrock® and KATA ultra-thin natural stone veneers for feature walls, backsplashes, and fireplace surrounds
• Real stone without the weight: a full 4′ × 8′ sheet weighs less than 20 lbs
• After a year of installs and test marketing, product displays are planned for about 200 locations over the next six to nine months, and demand for installs will grow with them
• You will set the installation methods and quality standards that every future crew follows
• Help build and lead 5–7 installation crews, with training resources and direct mentoring from company leadership
• No management title required. Proven crew leaders and strong tradespeople ready for more responsibility are both encouraged to apply.
• Backed by an established family of companies with 35+ years in the finish trades

Since 1995, Rumford Stone has been one of New England’s most trusted names in custom stone. The company fabricates and installs granite, marble, quartz, quartzite, soapstone, and porcelain surfaces from its facility in Bow, NH, and runs a showroom in Pembroke. Rumford and its sister companies have more than 35 years in the finish trades. Rumford is now bringing a new category to market: ultra-thin, flexible natural stone veneers that put the look of real stone on walls, backsplashes, and fireplaces at a fraction of the weight.

This role starts with your own hands on the material. You will learn Skinrock and KATA inside and out, install them in customers’ homes, and work out the best way to do it. You will refine the methods, document the standards, and build the playbook that others will follow.

The bigger job comes next. As the product rolls out and demand grows, you will recruit, train, and develop installers, build additional crews, and lead their work together with company leadership. If you want to build something, not just work on it, this role was written for you.

Learn and install:

• Install thin stone veneer on feature walls, backsplashes, fireplace surrounds, and other interior surfaces
• Prep substrates, lay out panels, cut and fit precisely, and finish joints and edges cleanly
• Protect the customer’s home and leave every job site clean
• Test and refine installation techniques, and capture what works

Build and lead:

• Set the quality standards and installation methods for the team
• Recruit, train, and coach new installers as crews are added
• Coordinate schedules, materials, and customer communication with company leadership
• Handle customer questions and field issues with professionalism and good judgment

Required:

• Hands-on experience in tile, stone, carpentry, remodeling, panel installation, wall coverings, or a related finish trade
• A track record of clean, precise finish work that you’re proud to show
• Sound judgment, accountability, and a high standard for detail
• Good communication with customers and teammates
• Comfort with occasional work on scaffolding and at heights
• Valid driver’s license and comfort with regional day travel. On distant jobs, expect 4–5 hours of round-trip driving and long days, sometimes 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Preferred (a plus, not required):

• Experience leading a crew, running jobs, or training other tradespeople, whatever your title was
• Experience with thin-set, panel, or veneer systems or other specialty finishes
• Comfort documenting processes and teaching them to others

• People already look to you when something needs to get done right
• You notice the half-millimeter that everyone else misses, and you fix it
• You would rather teach someone to do it right than redo their work
• You are curious about new materials and enjoy figuring out the best way to install them
• You want your next job to grow into a leadership career

Apply with your resume. To stand out, include photos of finish work you’re proud of, and tell us briefly about a time you taught or led others on the job. We will follow up with qualified candidates to talk through the role, the team structure, and what the growth path looks like.

Bronwick is a recruiting firm that connects skilled tradespeople with industry-leading companies like Rumford Stone. We guide you from application through offer and keep the process simple.