Work Where People Stay
Careers at the Shop
A trade shop where the senior installer started in 1987 and the fiftieth year is in sight. If you're a details person, this is your kind of building.
Why People Stay
Good Work Keeps Good People
Our senior installer has been on Seattle roofs since 1987. Our service manager has answered these phones for more than twenty years. Our senior estimator has measured the city's odd fireboxes since 2008. People don't stick around a trade shop that long unless the place is worth it.
They stay because the work is honest and the standards are real: permits pulled on every job, proposals in writing, straight answers in both directions. Do good work with good people, and the years take care of themselves.
The Whole Roster
Sales, estimating, install, and service—under one Ballard roof
Honest Expectations
What Working Here Looks Like
In-House Crew
You work for the shop, with the shop—not as a number on a sub list.
Year-Round Work
Seattle burns fire ten months a year and services it the other two.
Permits Done Right
Every job filed and inspected—you'll never be asked to cut the corner.
Real Shop Culture
Straight answers to customers, straight answers to each other.
The Trade, Learned Properly
Factory training on the brands we sell and service.
A Ballard Institution
The only hearth shop in Seattle proper, since 1979.
Introduce Yourself
Tell Us What You Do
Installers, techs, counter people, estimators—if you get the details right, we want the introduction. Attach a resume if you have one ready; the callback matters more than the paperwork.
920 NW Leary Way, Seattle, WA 98107
Tues–Fri: 10am–6pm · Sat: 10am–4pm · Sun & Mon: Closed
Asked Before Applying
Common Questions About Working at Sutter
What's open, what the work is like, and how to introduce yourself.
See More Common QuestionsIs Sutter Home & Hearth hiring right now?
There are no posted openings today, and a role lands on this page when one opens. Tell us what you do anyway: a real person reads every application, posted role or not, and calls back, usually within a few business days.
What kinds of jobs does Sutter hire for?
Installers and install assistants, service technicians, sales and counter people, and estimators. Sales, estimating, install, and service all work under one Ballard roof, so the desks open as the shop grows.
What is it like to work at Sutter?
A trade shop where people stay: the senior installer started in 1987, the service manager has answered the phones for more than twenty years, and the senior estimator has measured the city's odd fireboxes since 2008. The work is year-round, the crews are in-house, the permit gets pulled on every job, and the brands you sell and service come with factory training.
How do you apply to work at Sutter?
Use the form on this page: name, phone, email, the kind of work you do, when you could start, and the short version of where you've worked. A resume is optional, and a PDF is great. The callback matters more than the paperwork.
The Whole Point
Getting a Fireplace Installed Shouldn't Be a Hassle
Be confident that the details of your project are covered—it's the standard customers get, and the standard you'd work to. Then enjoy your home every day of the year.