Basketball Flooring Associate

Praters Inc•Rossville, GA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Praters Inc. is hiring a full-time Basketball Flooring Associate for a travel position restoring and replacing basketball courts. Work includes sanding, painting floor graphics, applying floor finish, and routine maintenance at school districts across Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, and the broader Southeast region. Associates typically travel from the company’s Rossville, Georgia warehouse on Monday morning and return Friday afternoon. Employees must report to the warehouse at the beginning and end of each travel assignment. Praters provides travel expenses, transportation, hotel accommodations, and a daily meal per-diem allowance. The role requires working independently and as part of a team while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, customer service, and job-site cleanliness. Associates may receive a pay increase up to $20 per hour following a 90-day evaluation. The advertised starting pay is $18 per hour, and the posting also offers a $250 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years old.
Must be willing to travel overnight throughout the region.
Must have a valid driver's license and clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and TBI fingerprinting for schools.
Must be able to obtain a medical DOT card.
Ability to read a tape measure or ruler competently.
Ability to learn basic carpentry skills.
Good work ethic and ability to produce high-quality work.
Ability to stand and bend for long periods.
Ability to organize work effectively and efficiently, work well on a team, and work independently.
Willingness to work overtime and some weekends.

Responsibilities

Travel throughout the Southeast to restore and replace basketball courts, including work at school districts.
Report to the Rossville, Georgia warehouse at the start and end of each travel assignment.
Work without constant or direct supervision.
Communicate with customers, explain work progress, and address complaints or concerns.
Lift, bend, and carry equipment and materials, including bundles of wood and pails of finish; team lift up to 200 pounds with four employees.
Learn to operate and perform minor job-site maintenance on construction equipment and tools such as saws, drills, floor sanders, buffers, and nail guns.
Follow quality and safety procedures and keep job sites clean according to the employee manual or management direction.
Read a tape measure and calculate measurements for woodcuts and related tasks.
Work overtime and some weekends as needed.
Represent Praters Inc. professionally and follow company policies, procedures, and business ethics codes.
Perform other duties as assigned.