Work as a mobile locksmith
Join Cairn Lock & Key as a full-time mobile locksmith technician. Serve homes, businesses and drivers across the Las Vegas valley from a marked service van.
- Residential, commercial and automotive calls
- Full-time position with a W-2 employer
- Night and weekend emergency rotation
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.
Your work from the van
This is a field position for someone comfortable working on different locks, doors and vehicles throughout the week.
What you do
You travel to customers in a Cairn service van and handle residential, commercial and automotive locksmith calls. Work includes opening locked homes, businesses and vehicles, rekeying cylinders, replacing worn locks and installing new hardware. You inspect the lock or door before deciding what work is needed and explain the written price before starting.
Every entry requires an authorization check. Once the work is complete, you test the lock, keys and door operation with the customer. A finished job includes an itemized invoice.
What a week looks like
Calls vary between planned installations and lock problems that need attention at the customer’s location. One visit may involve changing the keys for a home. Another may involve a commercial door that no longer latches properly or a driver locked out of a vehicle.
Emergency work is part of the position, including a rotation covering nights and weekends. You work across the Las Vegas valley rather than from a walk-in shop.
What Cairn provides
Cairn operates marked vans carrying key cutting equipment, common lock hardware and automotive key programming tools. Technicians are W-2 employees, not independent subcontractors. The company also conducts monthly in-house training on lock hardware, smart locks and vehicle key systems.
Every technician works in uniform, carries photo identification and holds a current locksmith work card.
What you need to join the field team
Prior locksmith experience is preferred. These five requirements reflect the work and the standards Cairn applies to its technicians.
Locksmith experience
Previous work with residential, commercial or automotive locks is preferred. The role includes entry, rekeying and hardware installation.
Current locksmith work card
You must hold a current Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department locksmith work card to perform technician duties.
Clean driving record
You need a clean driving record for a position that involves traveling between customer locations in a company van.
Background screening
A background check and driving record review are part of Cairn's hiring standards before your first shift.
Emergency rotation
You must be available for assigned night and weekend emergency calls, along with the position's regular field work.
From application to your first shift
The hiring process covers your field experience, driving record and eligibility to perform locksmith work.
Submit your application
Apply for the mobile technician position and describe your previous locksmith work, including the types of locks and hardware you have serviced.
Discuss your field experience
The hiring discussion focuses on the calls you have handled, your approach to inspecting a lock and your availability for emergency rotation.
Complete employment checks
Cairn checks your background and driving record and verifies your locksmith work card before you begin field duties.
Prepare for field assignments
Ride with a senior technician for six weeks before working alone. After training, take assigned calls from a marked service van.
Other ways to work with Cairn
Apprentice locksmith
No prior experience is required. Spend six weeks riding with a senior technician before moving to supervised service calls.
Dispatcher
Answer customer calls and gather the address, the type of lock, door or vehicle involved, and what happened.
Careers
See all three positions at Cairn and the hiring standards applicants must meet before joining the team.
Our team
Meet the technicians, dispatchers and office staff who handle service calls and support customers across the valley.