Careers

What We Look For

• Care about the work. We want people who take pride in doing locksmith properly, not just quickly.
• Straight talk with customers. You will be in someone's home or business explaining what you found. Plain language beats jargon.
• Reliability. Showing up when you said you would matters more here than any single line on a resume.
• Respect for the property. Protecting the space, cleaning up, and leaving it better than you found it.
• Safety, every time. Following safe practice is part of the job, not an extra.

Experience in locksmith or a related trade helps. If you have the attitude and not yet the trade experience, say so, because we do train.

Roles We Hire For

We are a small team, so openings come and go with the work. These are the roles we hire into.

Locksmith Technician

Work on residential and commercial locksmith calls, including lockouts, lock changes, key services, and other property access needs.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn
• Reliable communication and customer-service skills
• Comfort working independently in the field
• Valid driver's license and dependable transportation

Benefits

• Hands-on locksmith training and skill development
• Varied residential and commercial field work
• Local service-area assignments
• Supportive small-business team environment

Automotive Locksmith Technician

Handle vehicle lockouts, automotive key problems, and related vehicle access work while learning the differences among modern vehicle key systems.

Qualifications

• Interest in automotive systems and hands-on troubleshooting
• Careful attention to vehicle details
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Valid driver's license and dependable transportation

Benefits

• Automotive-focused technical experience
• Ongoing opportunity to develop key-service skills
• Field-based work throughout the local service area
• Small-team working environment

Customer Service and Dispatch Coordinator

Help customers explain their locksmith needs, collect useful job details, organize service requests, and keep communication moving between customers and technicians.

Qualifications

• Clear and friendly communication
• Strong organization and attention to detail
• Comfort handling multiple service requests
• Ability to stay calm when customers are dealing with urgent problems

Benefits

• Central role in a local service business
• Opportunity to learn the locksmith trade from the customer-service side
• Team-oriented work environment
• Varied day-to-day responsibilities

Apprentice Locksmith

Learn the fundamentals of residential, commercial, and automotive locksmith work while assisting experienced technicians and developing practical field skills.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn a hands-on trade
• Dependable attendance and work habits
• Good communication skills
• Careful approach to customer property and equipment

Benefits

• Practical on-the-job learning
• Exposure to multiple locksmith service types
• Mentorship from experienced team members
• Opportunity to build a long-term skilled-trade career

How to Apply

Email [email protected] with "Careers" and the role in the subject line. Include:

• A short note about the kind of work you have done
• Your resume, or simply a list of previous jobs and dates
• The area you can reliably get to
• A phone number and the best time to reach you

We read every application. If there is a fit, expect a short phone conversation first, then a meeting and a ride-along on a job so you can see the work before you commit to it.

We do not always have an opening posted. Send your information anyway. We keep applications on file and reach out first to people who already introduced themselves when a spot opens.

Locksmith Pros Columbia considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Questions about this page?

Prefer to talk? Call (573) 696 5840 or email [email protected] and we will get back to you.