Category: Engineering & Manufacturing
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Work Type: Direct Hire
Salary: $18 - $20
Salary: $18 - $20
Work Model:
Reference #: 44795
Are you ready to be part of a dynamic team that helps people recover from unexpected disasters? As a Field Contents Cleaning Technician, you'll play a vital role in restoring homes and businesses after damage to personal property. Your hands-on work will directly impact clients’ lives, providing essential cleaning services with professionalism and care. If you're committed to quality, teamwork, and growth, this is the opportunity you've been searching for to jumpstart or advance your career in the restoration industry.
Work model:
- On-Site, Travel Required
What you will do:
- Travel across the Midwest (typically 4–6 hours from Des Moines) to inventory, organize, and clean personal property at homes and commercial sites following fire or water damage
- Work in teams of two to methodically complete restoration projects, ensuring accuracy, quality, and adherence to customer timelines
- Communicate with Project Coordinators, Claims Specialists, and Schedulers to clarify scope, report progress, and ensure smooth project execution
- Support customers with empathy and professionalism following catastrophic events, obtaining completion signatures, and ensuring satisfaction at the end of each job
- Assist with facility-based cleaning and team responsibilities when not traveling or when the department lead is absent
What you will need to be successful:
- Ability and willingness to travel Monday–Friday, often with overnight stays, and work effectively in small teams
- Strong communication skills and the emotional intelligence to support customers who have recently experienced property loss
- A valid driver’s license with a clean driving record; the ability to drive a company cargo van after the initial training period
- Experience in cleaning, restoration, or team leadership is helpful, but long-term work history in any hands-on or management role is valued.
Benefits overview
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k
- PTO
Interested and qualified candidates can contact Marlyn Herrera at (515) 225-7000 or email Marlyn at mherrera@thepalmergroup.com.
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About Palmer Group
At Palmer Group, making lives better is at the core of everything we do. For nearly three decades, we have partnered with organizations and individuals to provide thoughtful talent and business solutions that empower careers and drive growth.
As an employee-owned company grounded in strong ethics and values, we are committed to building lasting relationships and delivering results. Contractors working through Palmer Group are eligible to become employee-owners, giving them a stake in our shared success, and enjoy benefits including health insurance, PTO, and 401(k) options.
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