Careers
Join the C and K team, central Iowa's leading home comfort and home improvement specialists. You'll be working with professional installers and technicians, salespeople, and support staff. We take care of our people as well, with competitive wages, performance bonuses, paid time off and medical/dental benefits. We're offering:
- Year round employment
- Great compensation and benefits
- Room for growth in leadership positions
Position duties include:
- Installing light commercial and residential HVAC systems and components
- Reading and implementing prints & job plans
- Making accurate materials lists
- Managing materials efficiently, without waste
- Stocking, organizing and caring for company vehicle
- Completing daily paperwork and job progress details
- Communicating with supervisors and builders
The ideal candidate:
- Must pass a background check and drug test
- Must have a valid Iowa driver’s license
- Must be able to climb ladders and work in close spaces.
- Must possess a desire to better yourself
- Must have a positive attitude
About C and K: We are one of the fastest growing HVAC service companies in Iowa. We’re always looking for new team members that have “the right stuff”. Our great reputation is built on over 50 years of experience with highly satisfied customers throughout the central Iowa area. If you’re looking for more than just another job – we may have the career choice that is just right for you.
Our Values:
- Integrity
- Positivity
- Gratitude
- Accountability
- Service
- Growth
Reasons to work at C and K
- Competitive wages
- High uncapped earning potential
- Year round employment
- Career growth plan
- Advancement opportunities
- On the job training
- Factory training opportunities
- In house training opportunities
- Apprenticeship program opportunities
- Medical/dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Tool program
- Company vehicle – for certain positions
- Well stocked vehicle inventory
- Dedicated service support team
- Job diversity
- Computerized dispatch technology
- Tablets/Smart Phone – Handhelds to use in the field
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $50.00 per hour
Experience:
- construction or HVAC: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Iowa Drivers License (Required)
Work Location: Multiple Locations
Plumbing Service Technician (Residential/Lt. Commercial)
At C&K, we're on a mission to improve people's lives through the power of Home Service. We're looking for skilled people who share our passion for caring for customers and delivering expert service. As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to grow your expertise and develop your people skills through on-the-job training, mentorship, and group training sessions.
Our ideal candidate is someone with mechanical aptitude and a commitment to customer service. You'll work with us to make owning property easy and enjoyable, finding and eliminating both current and future issues related to home comfort, and plumbing systems. You'll improve conditions as they pertain to safety, comfort, convenience, efficiency, and health.
To succeed at C&K, you need two things: CARE and EXPERTISE. We'll help you develop your expertise, and you'll commit to caring about our clients, coworkers, and the quality of your work. In return, we offer a career growth path, competitive wages, high uncapped earning potential, advancement opportunities, and more.
Company Overview:
C&K is one of the fastest-growing HVAC and plumbing service companies in Iowa. Our 1,450+ Google reviews and a 4.9 rating is the culmination of a great reputation we've built over the past 55 years. Corwin and Kay (C&K) started this company in 1968 and we remain family owned to this day. Our company's values include integrity, positivity, gratitude, accountability, service, and growth.
Primary Job Functions:
- Make owning plumbing systems easy and enjoyable for our customers
- Maintain and find/eliminate issues related to comfort, and plumbing systems
- Improve conditions related to safety, comfort, convenience, efficiency, and health
- Provide maintenance, diagnosis, repair, and upgrade on residential and light commercial plumbing according to company standards, providing customers with a high-quality experience
Required Qualifications:
- Demonstrate mechanical aptitude
- Willingness to invest in tools used in the service of plumbing
- Willingness to invest time in training seminars and classes
- Commitment to developing customer service skills
- Enroll in plumbing course and/or in house training programs
- Ability to operate power and hand tools safely
- Ability to follow written and verbal directions
- Work from 28' extension ladder and 12' step ladder
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Valid driver's license
- Insurable driving record
Certifications Desired:
- Iowa Plumbing License (we can help you get this)
Reasons to work at C and K
- Competitive wages
- High uncapped earning potential
- Career growth path
- Advancement opportunities
- On the job training
- Job diversity
- Factory training opportunities
- In house training opportunities
- Apprenticeship program opportunities
- Medical/dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Tool program
- Company vehicle
- Well stocked vehicle inventory
- Dedicated service support team
- Digital dispatch technology
- Tablets/Smart Phone – Handhelds to use in the field
- Year-round employment
Work Hours:
- 7:00am - 3:45pm Monday to Friday (On-Call Rotation every 6-8 weeks) (Seasonally overtime, weekends, and evenings are available)
This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
- Dependable
- People-oriented
- Achievement-oriented: enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
- Autonomous/Independent: enjoys working with little direction
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $20.00 - $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
C AND K Architectural Metal is looking for hardworking individuals to train as installers. As an installer you'd be working on commercial new construction and remodel job sites. We install custom made architectural sheet-metal for building protection, water shed and cosmetic purposes.
We're offering:
- Year round employment
- Great compensation and benefits
- Room for growth in leadership positions
Position duties include:
- Installing pre-fab and custom fabricated sheet metal flashing, commercial gutter and paneling.
The ideal candidate:
- Will pass a background check and drug test
- Must have a valid Iowa driver’s license
- Is able to climb ladders and lift at least 50lbs.
- Possess a desire to better yourself
- Has a positive attitude
Our broad scope of home and commercial building expertise has grown from humble beginnings as a furnace maintenance and installation company in 1968. For over 44 years we've focused on helping home and building owners in Ames, Iowa and the surrounding communities. Over the years we've installed countless furnaces, boilers, geothermal systems, air conditioning systems and ventilation systems. Did I mention plumbing? We do everything from service to new construction plumbing to plumbing remodels. As if that were not enough, we also have a department that installs 5", 6", and 7" seamless gutter and custom metal flashing.Three departments, each with time tested expertise in their respective field. That's why we are a central Iowa leader in home/building maintenance and construction.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus pay
Application Question(s):
- Are you comfortable working off tall ladders, lifts, and roofs?
Work Location: Multiple Locations
To be a successful Client Success Representative at C&K you need 2 things; care and expertise.
- Expertise is something we will help you get. Every day you will be both challenged and supported in your growth as an client success expert. You will have both on-site available guidance. On-the-job training is a continuous process. Our goal help you succeed.
- Care is something you need to commit to for yourself. Care about the clients, coworkers, and other people around you. Care about the quality of your work. Care for yourself. Care to improve yourself. Just care.
Work Hours: 7:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Primary Job Functions: Provide fantastic service to clients & prospective clients.
Serve Our Clients
- You are the face of the company to our clients. Help them get things done!
- In-bound & out-bound client communication through any medium.
- Like a happy host or hostess at a nice restaurant; display a positive attitude, welcoming demeanor and excellent customer service etiquette.
- Intake and schedule service appointments.
- Answer questions, solve customer service problems, quote products & services, or direct them to someone at C&K who can.
- Process over-the-counter transactions for walk-in clients.
- Outbound calling to assist or schedule both clients and prospective clients.
- Collect thorough client/job information.
- Prepared clients for what to expect from our service. When, who, how, what, & how will they pay.
- Communicate job information to technicians (written & verbal).
- Sometimes collect payment on jobs as needed.
Help Maintain The Schedule
- Support the Dispatcher/DSR in scheduling, arranging the schedule and dispatching technicians.
Help Technicians Succeed (internal clients)
- Help technicians win the day! Great information, communication, and well-prepared clients.
- Internal customer service. All of our employees are internal clients. Display positive attitude and excellent customer service etiquette.
Organize
- Paperwork processing, filing and other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel)
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Willingness to invest effort toward personal/professional improvement
- Commitment to developing customer service skills
- Ability to follow written and verbal directions
- Reliable transportation
Qualifications desired:
- 2 years customer service experience
- Experience operating a multiline phone system
This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
- Dependable
- People-oriented
- Achievement-oriented: enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
- Autonomous/Independent: enjoys working with little direction
Our Values:
- Integrity: Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.
- Positivity: You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.
- Gratitude: When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.
- Accountability: Accountability separates the wishers in life from the action-takers that care enough about their future to account for their daily actions.
- Service: A sale is not something you pursue; it’s what happens to you while you are immersed in serving your customer.
- Growth: The swiftest way to triple your success is to double your investment in personal development.
Reasons to work at C and K
- Competitive wages
- Great earning potential
- Year-round employment
- Advancement opportunities
- On the job training
- Manufacturer training opportunities
- In house training opportunities
- Medical/dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
About C and K:
Our one thousand plus Google reviews and 4.9 rating is the culmination of a great reputation we've built over the past 55 years. Corwin and Kay (C&K) started this company in 1968 and we remain family owned to this day. Now, we're one of the fastest growing HVAC & plumbing service companies in Iowa! That's why we’re looking for new team members that have “the right stuff”. If you’re looking for more than just another job – we may have the career that is just right for you.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour