Residential - AV Technician (Home Automation)

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Free food & snacks
• Free uniforms
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Opportunity for advancement
• Vision insurance

Sound Ideas is Fort Worth's oldest Audio Video Integration company, over 53 years in business. If you are a highly motivated and dedicated individual, we want you to join our team!

Job Summary:
Works with other installers and independently, in the completion of installs and service calls. Responsible for timely completion of daily procedures and paperwork they are assigned. Tech is also responsible for assigned vehicle care and maintenance. Our ideal candidate is dedicated to professionalism and is detail oriented. We prefer someone with Control4 and some Lutron experience. 

• Requires excellent communication skills both with team and clients
• Self-motivated, task-driven, and able to apply “best practices” theory
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to create and execute in the field solutions
• Ability to use hand and power tools

 
Key Job Responsibilities:

• Complete complex audio/video installs, setup, and calibration
• Control system design (control/lighting/shading)
• Advanced troubleshooting of simple and complex systems
• Advanced networking/wifi system design, installation, and setup (Araknis, Ubiquiti)
• Complete programming of advanced systems (Control4, Lutron)
• Support of legacy and/or third-party products and systems
• Complete understanding of AV rack design and building
• CEDIA, Lutron Homeworks/RA2 and Control4 certifications
• Some travel required with potential for overnight stay

 
Minimum Job Requirements:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Highly detailed, organized, and multitask driven
• Ability to work on rotating “on-call” service schedule
• Proficient in AV, lighting, shading, network/WiFi, control systems installation and programming
• Assist in training and evaluation of junior level technicians
• Excellent skills with desktop and mobile computing (dTools knowledge a plus)
• Clean driving record and background check 
• Minimum of 3-5 years of field experience in Residental Home Automation

Pay is based on experience relative to Residential Home Automation.

Benefits:

• Competitive Wages
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Paid Sick/Vacation
• Retirement Plan
• Bonuses

 
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. They are not to be constructed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.