Sign Installer - Foresight Group

MSUFCU • Lansing, MI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Foresight Group, a subsidiary of Reseda Group and a wholly-owned CUSO of Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, provides commercial printing, direct mail, large-format signage, promotional items, and trade show displays. The Sign Installer primarily installs indoor and outdoor signage and also assists with fabricating, assembling, and producing signs and graphics. The role works with a small team to deliver custom products and services, with customer relations, service, and attention to detail prioritized. Construction or skilled-trade experience is helpful but not required.

This is an onsite position at the Lansing SuperSign Office at 1200 Marquette St, Lansing, Michigan. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with overtime as needed during peak business times, including occasional weekends. The work environment is climate-controlled, clean, orderly, and safety-focused, although the role also involves outdoor and occasional off-site installation work.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Michigan driver's license; a chauffeur’s license for driving utility trucks is preferred.
• Strong customer relations and service skills, with a positive and patient attitude.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to operate a computer, including Microsoft suite and internet browsers.
• Ability to perform basic shop math and read and use a tape measure.
• Comfort using power tools, including saws, drills, and angle grinders.
• Comfort working at heights up to 55 feet using aerial lifting equipment, ladders, and scaffolding.
• Comfort working outdoors year-round and in an occasionally noisy environment.
• Ability to adapt quickly to a dynamic work environment.
• Motivation and ability to work independently.
• Willingness to work overtime during peak business times, including occasional weekends.
• Ability to pass a Department of Transportation physical.
• Ability to move equipment or materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform the essential job duties, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in construction or a skilled trade.
• A chauffeur’s license for driving utility trucks.

Responsibilities

• Read and understand written job instructions.
• Use power and manual tools to install finished signage and graphics to Foresight Group and customer standards.
• Dig holes for posts and foundations using a post hole digger, and install U-Channel posts with a post driver.
• Load and unload equipment and parts at job sites.
• Read construction-style blueprints to ensure signage is installed correctly.
• Pour and work with ready-mix concrete for post foundations.
• Assist with pedestrian ground control at aerial-lift job sites.
• Work independently without direct supervision for extended periods.
• Assist with other production tasks as needed.
• Work in aerial lift trucks and on scaffolding at heights, using proper personal protective equipment.
• Assist with electrical wiring of signs under the supervision of licensed sign specialists.
• Drive work trucks, including vehicles towing full-size trailers.
• Operate welders and cutting torches for steel materials.
• Install signs under building and electrical permits, coordinate with code officials for preliminary and final inspections, and make required adjustments.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability premiums.
• Up to 13 days of paid time off within the first year.
• Eight paid holidays.
• 401(k) with an immediate 1:1 match.
• Up to six weeks of paid parental leave.
• Climate-controlled, clean, orderly, safety-focused work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED