Lead Carpenter

Cleveland Kitchen & Design; Rocky River (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Kitchen & Design, a luxury kitchen and bath design-build firm based on the west side of Cleveland, is hiring a full-time lead carpenter. You will lead one job at a time with a small crew, performing framing, trim, cabinetry, and finish work to exacting standards in occupied homes.

You’ll read plans, coordinate with a project manager, and ensure the project stays on schedule and on budget. A strong emphasis is placed on professional communication with homeowners and subs throughout the

Qualifications

• 5 to 9 years of residential remodeling experience with strong finish work.
• Experience leading at least two other people on site.
• Own hand tools, a valid driver’s license, and reliable transportation.
• Ability to talk to a homeowner in their own house like a professional.

Responsibilities

• Lead one job at a time with a crew of one to two, supported by a project manager.
• Framing, trim, doors, cabinet installation, tile prep, and finish work to a high standard.
• Read plans and catch issues before they become change orders.
• Direct subs on site and enforce the schedule.
• Keep the site clean, protected, and safe in an occupied home.
• Daily communication with the PM on progress, material needs, and schedule impact.
• Punch list and homeowner walkthrough at job end.

Skills

Lead carpenter

On-site supervision

Finish carpentry

Blueprint reading

Homeowner communication

Tools

Hand tools

Project management app

Job description

The short version

Full time lead carpenter. $35 to $40 an hour depending on your skill set, plus a bonus on every job you finish on schedule and on budget. Steady work year round, no travel, no chasing checks. Kitchens and baths for clients who care about the details.

We are hiring now and moving fast. If you are good, we can have you working next week.

Who we are:

Cleveland Kitchen and Design is a luxury kitchen and bath design build firm on the west side of Cleveland. We are rebranding to Wright by Design, same company, same crew, same owners. Our jobs are full gut kitchens, primary baths, and whole home renovations. Everything is drawn in house before it hits the field, so you get a real plan and real selections instead of figuring it out on the fly.

What you would be doing:

You would run one job at a time as the lead carpenter, with a crew of one to two working under you and a project manager supporting you.

• Setting the pace on site and doing the work alongside your crew
• Framing, trim, doors, cabinet installation, tile prep, and finish work at a level that holds up in a photographed project
• Reading the plans and catching problems before they become change orders
• Directing the subs on site and holding them to the schedule
• Keeping the site clean, protected, and safe, every day, in an occupied home
• Daily communication with the PM on progress, material needs, and anything that will move the schedule
• Punch list and walkthrough with the homeowner at the end

What you need

• 5 to 9 years of residential remodeling experience with strong finish work
• Experience leading at least two other people on site
• Comfortable running a job from demo through punch list without someone standing over you
• Your own hand tools, a valid driver's license, and reliable transportation
• The ability to talk to a homeowner in their own house like a professional

Nice to have but not required: tile setting, experience with high end cabinetry lines, familiarity with a project management app on your phone.

What this job is not

This is not new construction production work. This is not a company where you get handed a set of prints with the details left blank. And this is not a place to hide. You are the person the homeowner sees every morning, and the finish work has your name on it.

Pay and bonus

Base pay is $33 to $37 per hour, weekly, W2. On top of that, every job carries a completion bonus tied to finishing on schedule and on budget with a clean punch list. Run your jobs well and the bonus is a real number, not a token.