Learn the locksmith trade with us
Start as a full-time apprentice locksmith with Cairn Lock & Key in the Las Vegas valley. Learn alongside a senior technician before taking supervised calls.
- No previous locksmith experience required
- Six weeks riding with a senior technician
- Paid training and monthly instruction
Answered day and night
A Cairn dispatcher answers every day of the year.
Licensed and insured
Employee technicians carry photo ID and a police work card.
Your price comes first
Approve the written price on a tablet before work begins.
Learn the work before taking calls
The apprenticeship starts with hands-on observation and practice. You learn the trade alongside someone who already handles customer calls.
What you do
You learn how residential and commercial locks work, how technicians inspect hardware and how to recognize when a lock needs adjustment, rekeying or replacement. Training also introduces the tools and equipment used in Cairn’s mobile vans.
Customer authorization is part of the work. You learn why identification is checked before entry, how a technician presents a written price and how completed work is tested with the customer.
What a week looks like
Your first six weeks are spent riding with a senior locksmith technician. You observe service calls, learn to identify different lock and door problems and practice the procedures used on customer visits.
After the initial ride-along period, you move to supervised calls rather than working independently without oversight. The work takes place at homes, businesses and vehicles throughout the Las Vegas valley. Each call presents a different lock, door or customer need.
What Cairn provides
Cairn provides paid training, including six weeks of instruction alongside a senior technician. In-house training continues each month, with instruction on newer lock hardware, smart locks and automotive key systems.
The company helps apprentices apply for the required locksmith work card. Background and driving record checks are completed before the first shift.
You do not need previous locksmith experience to apply. The position is intended for someone entering the trade and learning Cairn’s field procedures from the beginning.
What we ask of new apprentices
You can apply without locksmith experience. The requirements focus on eligibility, field responsibilities and completing the training process.
Willingness to learn
No locksmith background is required. You must be willing to learn lock hardware, customer identification procedures and field work.
Six-week ride-along
You must complete the initial training period alongside a senior technician before moving to supervised assignments.
Background check
Cairn conducts a background screening before the first shift as part of its technician hiring standards.
Driving record review
A driving record check is required because the position involves mobile service at customer locations across the valley.
Locksmith work card
You must obtain the required locksmith work card for field duties. Cairn helps applicants through the application process.
How you enter the apprenticeship
The process starts with your application and continues through the checks and training required before independent field work.
Apply for the apprentice role
Submit your interest in the full-time apprenticeship. Previous work in locksmithing is not a condition of applying.
Discuss the training commitment
Review the six-week ride-along period, the transition to supervised calls and the duties of a mobile locksmith technician.
Complete the required checks
Undergo the background and driving record checks. Cairn also helps with the application for your locksmith work card.
Begin learning in the field
Ride with a senior technician, observe customer calls and build the skills needed to perform locksmith work under supervision.
Explore the rest of the team
Mobile locksmith technician
Handle residential, commercial and automotive lockouts, rekeying and installations from a marked service van.
Dispatcher
Answer the service line, collect the details of each job and give customers an estimated arrival window.
Careers
Explore the three career paths at Cairn, including the background, driving and work card requirements for new hires.
Our team
Get to know the people who answer customer calls, travel to service jobs and keep the office running.