November 6th, 2013
Recently, two solar companies reached out to Volunteer Coordinators throughout GRID letting us know of some unique (and paid) installation work that they think GRID volunteers would be great candidates for. These sound like amazing opportunities to take your solar skills and career ambitions to the next level...
Slingshot Power
Slingshot Power (www.slingshotpower.com) is an up and coming solar company in the Bay Area that has an innovative training program for people who are enthusiastic about starting a career in solar. Their training program matches trainees with experienced solar installers which train them on-site, learning the entire installation process. The trainees work for 6 months installing solar. After the training, all trainees performance will be reviewed to see where they best fit within Slingshot Power. Those who want to pursue additional positions in the industry will be given the opportunity to attend professional development workshops that can lead to marketing, design, sales, or different positions within the company. Slingshot Powers vision is to hire on the trainees for long term employment after the training ends. Some of the benefits of the program include:
- An Hourly training wage of $10 per hour with performance bonus (up to 50%) based on efficiency and customer satisfaction
- 20 - 40 Estimated hours per week
- Flexible Hours
- Training leading to long term employment
Qualities of eligible candidates should include but arent limited to:
- Enthusiasm about solar and interest in a long career in the solar industry
- Interest in continuing with Slingshot Power after the training program
- Interest in starting off as an installer but have ambitions to learn about other positions in the industry (design, sales, marketing, etc)
- Be able to commit at least 20 hours per week for 6 months
- Previous participation in GRID installs
Slingshot Power is interested in hiring GRID volunteers for their program. If you are interested in applying for the position please email your resume with the subject line Slingshot Training Program to infocc@gridalternatives.org. We will forward your resumes onto Slingshot, include your volunteer history with GRID, and put in a good word for you.
Sandbar Solar and Electric
Sandbar Solar and Electric (www.sandbarsc.com) is hiring installers to join their crews for a couple large jobs they just picked up. These positions are temporary but can lead to full time employment.
Dates: Mid-November through December
Wage: Sliding scale based on experience
Experience needed: At least 3 GRID installs or one GRID install combined with previous solar classes or experience.
Location: Palo Alto and Santa Cruz
How to apply: Please send resume to David (dave@sandbarsc.com), and include "Response to GRID job opp" in the subject line.