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Service Technician / Technician Trainee

$22 – $30+ per hour, depending on experience | Full-time, year-round

Nelson’s HomeTowne Recreation is looking for a dependable, mechanically inclined person who wants to learn a skilled trade and develop into an independent service technician. Pool or hot tub experience is not required. We will train the right person.

This could be a great fit if you have experience or an interest in:

• Mechanical or equipment repair
• HVAC, plumbing, or electrical work
• Automotive or small-engine repair
• Construction or building maintenance
• Appliance repair
• Troubleshooting and figuring out how things work

What you’ll learn and do

You’ll initially work alongside experienced team members, learning pool and spa equipment, pumps, filters, heaters, plumbing, automation, water systems, and seasonal service. Our goal is to train you to eventually diagnose problems and handle service calls independently.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Shows up reliably and on time
• Enjoys hands-on work and problem-solving
• Is comfortable working outdoors
• Can communicate professionally with customers
• Can learn to diagnose problems rather than simply replace parts
• Is willing to learn, take responsibility, and work as part of a team
• Has a valid driver’s license and can safely operate a company vehicle

This is a full-time, year-round position with an established family-owned Janesville business. We’ve been serving Southern Wisconsin families for decades, and we’re looking for someone interested in becoming a long-term member of our service team.

Interested? Apply with your work history or résumé and tell us briefly about your mechanical or hands-on experience.

Position details:

• Full-time, year-round employment
  • Mostly Monday–Friday daytime hours
  • Starting at $22 – $30+/hour, based on experience
  • Company vehicle provided for service routes
  • Paid training
  • Paid time off
  • Health insurance and retirement benefits
  • Employee discount

Part-Time Hockey Sales Team

Starting at $18/hour | Part-Time Evenings & Weekends

LOVE HOCKEY? COME WORK WITH US!

Nelson’s HomeTowne Recreation is looking for a few part-time team members who know and love hockey.

If you know the difference between Bauer and CCM, understand sticks, skates, and protective equipment, and enjoy helping players and parents, we’d like to talk to you. This could be a great fit for a high school or college student, a hockey parent, a coach, a player, or anyone with strong hockey knowledge and weekend availability.

Hockey will be your primary focus, but you’ll also learn other areas of our retail store and help customers with products such as darts, game room equipment, and pool and spa care.

What You’ll Do

• Help customers choose hockey equipment
• Help players and families find the right gear and fit
• Provide skate sharpening using our professional Sparx machines
• Keep the hockey department organized and stocked
• Assist with incoming merchandise
• Learn about the products we carry
• Assist customers in other areas of the retail store as needed
• Learn to perform computerized pool and spa water testing

What We’re Looking For

• Knowledge of hockey equipment and experience playing, coaching, parenting a player, or being involved with the sport
• Friendly and comfortable talking with players, parents, and other customers
• Dependable, helpful, and willing to learn
• Available for some weekday evening and weekend shifts
• Reliable weekend availability

Retail experience isn’t necessary. Hockey knowledge, dependability, and a good attitude are much more important—we’ll teach you the rest.

We’re looking for two to three part-time team members so evening and weekend hours can be shared around school, activities, hockey schedules, and other commitments.

Nelson’s HomeTowne Recreation is a locally owned family business serving Southern Wisconsin. Our growing hockey department works closely with the local hockey community, and we’re looking for people who want to help us continue building it.

Interested? Complete the application form on this page, stop in and introduce yourself, or email a short résumé or information about yourself, your hockey background, and your general availability to info@nelsonshtr.com.

Pool and Spa Maintenance Technician

Starting at $20/hour | Full-time, year-round

Nelson’s HomeTowne Recreation is looking for a dependable Pool & Spa Maintenance Technician to join our team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working independently, being outdoors, and seeing the results of their work each day. During the pool season, you’ll travel to customers’ homes in a company vehicle to keep their pools and spas clean, properly balanced, and ready to enjoy. During the off-season, you may also assist customers in our retail store and at our in-store water testing station.

What you’ll do:

• Perform routine swimming pool and spa cleaning and maintenance
  • Vacuum pools and clean pool and spa surfaces
  • Test and adjust water chemistry
  • Deliver chemicals and other supplies
  • Log each service visit using a phone or tablet
  • Communicate professionally with homeowners and report service details to the Service Manager
  • Safely handle and transport chemicals, salt, and other supplies
  • Assist customers in the retail store and at the water testing station during the off-season

What we’re looking for:

• Valid driver’s license and a clean driving record
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
  • Comfortable working outdoors in varying weather conditions
  • Able to work independently and manage a daily service route
  • Comfortable using a phone or tablet to document service visits
  • Dependable, detail-oriented, and professional with customers
  • Basic knowledge of water chemistry is helpful but not required—we’ll provide paid training for the right person

Position details:

• Full-time, year-round employment
  • Mostly Monday–Friday daytime hours
  • Starting at $20/hour, based on experience
  • Company vehicle provided for service routes
  • Paid training
  • Paid time off
  • Health insurance and retirement benefits
  • Employee discount

Showroom Sales Consultant (Inside Sales Specialist)

Starting at $20+/hour + commission opportunities (based on experience)

Nelson’s HomeTowne Recreation is looking for a friendly, motivated team member to join our growing sales team.

This is not your typical retail position. You’ll help customers create their dream backyards by selling pools, hot tubs, water care products, game room equipment, hockey gear, and more. You’ll also perform computerized pool and spa water testing, recommend products, prepare quotes, and build lasting customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in our showroom with pools, hot tubs, water care, hockey equipment, and recreation products
• Perform computerized pool & spa water testing
• Recommend products and solutions based on customer needs
• Prepare quotes and follow up with customers
• Help maintain an organized, customer-friendly showroom

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Dependable and motivated
• Comfortable using computers and learning new products
• Previous sales or customer service experience is preferred, but not required

Schedule Requirements

• Weekday shifts until 7:00 PM
• Saturdays until 5:00 PM
• Sundays until 2:00 PM

Pool and spa experience is not required—we’ll train the right person.

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