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Service Tech 1 - Trainee

Leslies PoolMart

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Compensation
$20/hr
Location
PLEASANT HILL, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

As a Field Service Technician, the employee delivers pool service at residential and commercial locations, including sales, installations, and equipment repairs. The role involves customer interaction and hands-on work with pool equipment and plumbing. Leslie’s provides trucks, uniforms, and comprehensive training. Starting training pay is $20 per hour, with potential earnings of $60,000–$100,000+ per year.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Pool Equipment RepairCustomer ServicePlumbing SystemsElectrical SystemsMultimeter UseElectrical ConnectionsProblem SolvingTroubleshootingTime ManagementTeam Collaboration

Qualifications

Valid Driver's LicenseClean MVRDrug ScreenBackground Check

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Description

DIVE IN TO A NEW CAREER WITH LESLIE'S:

Founded in 1963, Leslie's is the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry. We serve the aftermarket needs of residential and professional consumers with an extensive and largely exclusive assortment of essential pool and spa care products. We operate an integrated ecosystem of 900+ retail locations, backyard service and repair, a robust digital platform, and manufacturing and distribution divisions across 35+ states—enabling consumers to engage with Leslie’s whenever, wherever, and however they prefer to shop. With over 60 years of providing best-in-class products and solutions to our customers, there is nothing that we value more than the development and growth of our team. We strive to create a positive and fun atmosphere where our Team Members feel valued and are enthusiastic about the contributions they make to the success of Leslie's.

Job Overview:

As a Field Service Technician, you will play a key role in leading exceptional pool service delivery to our customers. You’ll work outdoors at residential and commercial locations, bringing the pool industry to life through hands-on support, including sales, installations, and repairs of pool equipment. All Service Technicians are provided with trucks, uniforms, and comprehensive training to set you up for success.

Starting Training Pay: $20/hour | Potential Earnings: $60,000–$100,000+ per year

Responsibilities:

  • Perform sales, installation, and repair of swimming pool equipment for residential and commercial customers

  • Interact with customers to provide service, recommendations, and guidance

  • Maintain high standards of customer service and professional conduct

  • Follow all safety procedures, including safe working and driving habits

  • Partner with Service Managers to meet and exceed company policies and guidelines

  • Install, troubleshoot, and repair gas and electrical heaters

  • Repair motors, filters, timers, pool cleaners, blowers, lights, automated pool systems, chlorinators, and valves

  • Work on PVC, copper, and galvanized plumbing

  • Diagnose and fix suction, priming, and high/low-pressure issues

Qualifications:

  • Valid driver’s license with a clean MVR

  • Ability to pass a drug screen and background check

  • Working knowledge of general plumbing and/or electrical systems

  • Basic ability to use a multi-meter and make electrical connections

  • Strong customer service skills

  • Good problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities

  • Ability to work independently and manage time effectively

  • Team collaboration skills with Service Managers and peers

We offer our employees competitive compensation, extensive paid training, comprehensive and flexible suite of benefits package, 401K with company match, team member discounts, rewards for top performers, and most importantly career advancement opportunities.

Leslie’s recognizes a critical component to our continued success is our people.  Leslie’s is proud to have a culture of inclusion that seeks to celebrate and embrace the different backgrounds and perspectives that help drive our success and support team members in developing and growing with us. We aim to create a workplace where all team members feel welcomed and valued and inspire each other every day.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,306 open Field Service Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$20/hr
  • California median$29–41/hr54 hourly ranges
  • US median$27–36/hr569 hourly ranges

This rate, $20/hr, is 43% below the California median midpoint ($35/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Field Service Technician hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 72 open Field Service Technician jobs in California and 1,306 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Field Service Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 4 years (725 postings).
Education
12 of the 1,306 open Field Service Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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