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Join our team

Build a career, not just another job.

Shumate has been family-operated since 1978. We hire when we grow — and our team almost never leaves. If you want a boss who treats you like a partner and a trade you can retire from, keep reading.

Open roles

Four trades. One roof. Zero dead-end jobs.

Every role below comes with year-round work, real training, and a clear path forward — at an 85,000 sq ft headquarters that's been home base since 1998.

HVAC Service & Installation

Diagnose, repair, and install heating and cooling systems across metro Atlanta — with NATE lead training programs to sharpen your certification and stocked trucks so you can finish jobs in one visit.

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Licensed Plumber

Journeyman or master — if you hold a Georgia plumbing license and take pride in clean work, we have homeowners who need you tonight. Water heaters, repipes, repairs, and more.

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Electrician

Join our in-house electrical team — panels, surge protection, EV charger installs, fixtures, and detectors, all for customers who already trust the name on your shirt.

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Handyman

Every day is different — small repairs, big fixes, and grateful homeowners. If you're the person friends call first when something breaks, you'll fit right in here.

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What you get

Benefits built for people who stay.

We keep technicians for careers, not seasons. The package is designed accordingly.

  • Competitive wages
  • Year-round work — no seasonal layoffs
  • Weekly pay with direct deposit
  • 401K retirement plan
  • Health insurance
  • NATE lead training programs
  • Paid holidays
  • Customized role & pay — built around your strengths
  • Open-door leadership — walk in and talk
  • A boss who treats you like a partner
How we work

“Success is a result, not a goal.”

That's been the house philosophy since 1978: do right things, try your best every day, and the results follow. No quotas dressed up as culture. No churn-and-burn commission games.

You'll get what we believe is the best training program in the business, leadership that knows your name, and teammates who've been here ten, twenty, thirty years. We welcome all backgrounds and experience levels — if you bring the work ethic, we'll build the skills.

Two technicians working together at a workshop bench
Before you apply

What we ask of every candidate

  • Professional appearance — you're the face of a 48-year-old name
  • Valid driver's license
  • Pre-employment drug screen and background check

Apply online, or walk into our office at 2805 Premiere Pkwy, Duluth, GA 30097 — no appointment needed. We're a handshake kind of company.

How hiring works

Three steps to your last job application.

Apply

Send your application online or stop by the Duluth office in person. Tell us your trade, your experience level, and what you're looking for — all backgrounds welcome.

Meet the family

Sit down with the people you'd actually work with. We'll talk honestly about the role, the pay, and where you want your career to go — then build the job around your strengths.

Train & grow

Start with the best training program in the business, including NATE lead programs for HVAC. Then keep growing — most of the people teaching you started right where you are.

We hire when we grow — and we're growing

Ready to do the best work of your career?