Summer Internship Professional Handyman Business Wayzata

Summer Internship Professional Handyman Business

Part Time • Wayzata
Benefits:
  • Free food & snacks
  • Paid time off
  • Training & development
Are you a talented and motivated student studying in the trades who is looking to land a great summer internship? Would you like an opportunity that leverages your education and positions you for a career in the skilled trades, real estate, facility management, or construction? If so, we hope you will consider joining our TEAM at Ace Handyman Services this summer! We are a national leader in the home preservation business. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a highly organized and motivated student to intern at our Minnetonka, MN location. This role is a great opportunity for the right individual to gain valuable skills in customer service, inside sales, and field experience doing handyman tasks.   

The internship will run from June through August and provide ample opportunities for the right student to apply learnings, gain experience and leverage their talent in a meaningful way to drive business results. Some prior construction experience is preferrable, and we’ll teach you valuable skills using our proven system, provide opportunities for you to exercise your skills in a wide variety of field and technical areas, and demonstrate up close what it means to work in the Professional Handyman industry. 

As an Intern at our Ace Handyman Services (AHS) Minnetonka location, you will be responsible for the following activities: 

• Answer phones on assigned days, review inbound emails, respond to customer calls and online leads in timely manner
• Educate customers on our services, capabilities, rates and availability and quote projects via phone 
• Utilize Ace dispatching & schedule management software to ensure timely and accurate scheduling of customer needs, keeping in mind logistics of projects and travel time 
• Support the crew in the field on assigned days and work part time on carpentry, drywall, painting projects and light electrical and plumbing projects as skills allow
• Be available to work in assigned part time or full time shifts as agreed between the hours of 8am – 5:00pm CST Monday- Friday at our Minnetonka location, (northwest intersection of Interstates 394 and 494 in Wayzata) 
 
Specific qualifications for the role include:
 • High school diploma or GED
 • Working towards 2 year or 4 year college degree 
• Organized, detail oriented, self-starter 
• Interested in helping customers 
• Comfortable with following a documented call process to book clients and meet customer needs 
• Adept at using multiple software applications; Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, Word 
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills 
• Interest in home improvement/contracting/construction/decorating or real estate 
• Brings a spirit of teamwork and camaraderie to the workplace 
 
Internship Benefits: 
• Internship feedback and written reports as required for a variety of learning environments 
• Bi-weekly stipend to offset living expenses. 
• Flexible scheduling – Part Time to Full Time, set your schedule based on your learning needs and the internship goals 
• Opportunity to work with a well-known national organization that still maintains the flexibility and tight-knit feel of a locally owned small business. 
• Regular coaching and mentoring from our leadership TEAM 
• A role in which you can learn new skills, overcome unique challenges, solve new problems and be part of a new successful business!
 
If this opportunity sounds like something you’d be interested in, we’d like to talk with you and get to know you better. 
Compensation: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour




Ace Handyman Services is a franchise network of Independently Owned and Operated Franchises. Your application will go directly to the franchise owner, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of that franchise. All inquiries about employment at this franchise should be made directly to the franchise owner, and not to Ace Handyman Services Corporate.

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What Makes Ace Handyman Services Unique?

Ace Handyman Services Craftsmen are empowered and given much more flexibility than others in our industry. For example, they are in charge of their own job sites, and given the freedom to interact directly with Homeowners and Property Managers to suggest work that will improve safety, preserve their largest investment, and truly help them to love their homes and commercial buildings.

Ace Handyman Services’ work itself is often indoors in temperature-controlled environments, and is primarily of lighter-duty than new construction projects.  There are Franchise Owners and Office Managers to assist with the day-to-day operations and administrative side of the business allowing our Craftsmen to focus on the tasks at-hand and provide our customers with professional services that delight our customers.  Our Franchise Owners are successful, business-savvy individuals, who are ethical and treat their Staff like Family. The safety and well-being of TEAM members is a top priority. Many of our Craftsmen are former business owners themselves and after working for an Ace Handyman Services local office, even for a short time, they have no desire to be out on their own or operating their small businesses any longer.   

 

Craftsmen are Empowered and Given Flexibility
Staff Members Are Treated Like Family
Work is Often Indoors, in Temperature-Controlled Environments
Office Managers & Franchise Owners Take Care of Admin Tasks