Crew Member

Community Works LLC; Town of Vermont, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training from 25-year veterans

Consistent hours: May through October

Performance-based bonuses

Commission on closed quotes

Summer college student program

Job summary

Community Works LLC in Vermont is seeking a Master Craftsman (Painter or Carpenter) with 10+ years of experience in painting, carpentry, or both. Must lead a 2-3 person crew, read proposals, walk jobs, and call out what’s missing.

Exterior Vermont weather experience is preferred and reliable project leadership is required. The role focuses on overseeing projects from start to finish, maintaining high quality, and signing off on completed work.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in painting, carpentry, or both.
• Exterior experience in Vermont weather.
• Comfortable leading a 2-3 person crew.
• Can read a proposal, walk a job, and call out what’s missing.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from first day to walkthrough.
• Set the quality bar for younger crew members.
• Flag rot, water damage, and scope changes in real time.
• Sign off on your own work.

Skills

Painting

Carpentry

Team leadership

Proposal reading

Job walk

Job description

We're hiring Vermonters who give a damn about the work. Master painters and carpenters with decades behind them. Hardworking crew members ready to learn the trade the right way. If that's you, keep reading.

• Licensed & Insured in VT
• Background-Checked Crews
• 25+ Years Experience

Master Craftsman (Painter or Carpenter)

Who we're looking for

10+ years in painting, carpentry, or bothExterior experience in Vermont weatherComfortable leading a 2-3 person crewCan read a proposal, walk a job, and call out what’s missing

What you'll do

Lead projects from first day to walkthrough Set the quality bar for younger crew membersFlag rot, water damage, and scope changes in real timeSign off on your own work

What we offer

50

/hr

crew lead rate

Bonuses when actual hours beat the estimate

Estimate commission when your quote closes

Reliable. On time. Stays until the work is done.Vermont-based with a way to get to job sites Willing to learn painting, carpentry, and exterior cleaning College students welcome for summer work

What you’ll do

Prep work, masking, sanding, caulking, cleanupLadder work, power washing, gutter cleaningHelp the lead hit the timelineLearn the trade from people who know it

What we offer

$30-$40

/hr

depending on experience

Training from 25-year veterans

Consistent hours May through

October Promotion based on what you deliver, not seniority

We don't ghost applicants. We don't pay under the table. We don't promise you’ll make $150K your first year. We don't hire anyone we wouldn’t trust inside our own mother's house.