Lead Carpenter

Hicks Home Renovations; United States; On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Certification reimbursement

Job summary

Hicks Home Renovations in Avilla, IN is seeking a seasoned Lead Carpenter for residential remodeling projects. You will lead a crew on interior and exterior work, maintain high standards, and ensure on-site quality while progressing schedules. Weekly pay and independent contractor status are part of the role.

The job emphasizes craftsmanship, safety, and mentoring younger team members. Certification support and on-site problem solving help maintain project momentum and homeowner satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Seasoned lead carpenter with deep experience in residential remodeling.
• Ability to mentor and train younger crew on site.
• Strong commitment to safety and quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

• Interior finish carpentry and trim-out.
• Framing, additions, and structural repair.
• Decks, railings, and exterior structures.
• Doors and windows installation and adjustments.
• Lead the crew, set pace, ensure safety and quality.

Skills

Lead Carpenter

Residential Remodeling

Job description

Job Description

Lead Carpenter — Residential Remodeling
Hicks Home Renovations | Avilla, IN — serving Fort Wayne & Northeast Indiana
Contract / Independent Contractor | $30–$35 per hour, paid weekly | Two-week trial at $28/hour

About Us

Hicks Home Renovations is a licensed residential general contractor based in Avilla, serving Fort Wayne and the surrounding Northeast Indiana communities. We handle interior and exterior renovations along with design work, and we're known for our reputation and the quality of our work.

We're looking for a seasoned lead carpenter who can do the work at a high level and bring younger hands along with them. If you're the guy others on site learn from, keep reading.

Why Work With Us

Craftsmanship over speed. It's why we turn down work we can't do right, and why our punch lists are short.

We back you on scope. A homeowner asking for a freebie is ours to handle, not yours to absorb.

Weekly pay, zero paperwork. No invoices, no timesheets, no waiting a month to get paid.

We pay for your certifications and you keep them. Lead-Safe RRP, OSHA, ICC F13, county licensing.

Your rate moves on skill, not tenure. Show up already doing the work and you can skip steps on our scale.

You keep your independence. Your truck, your tools, no logo, no uniform.

A close-knit team with a direct line to the owner. You call, you get a decision.

Room ahead of you. We opened in 2024 and we're building.

One Rule Above All Others: Don't Lie

Everything else on this page we can talk through. This is the one that ends a working relationship on the spot. We can work with a mistake. We can work with a delay. We can work with "I don't know how to do that." What we can't work with is being told something that isn't true.

Made a mistake? Tell us the same day. Mistakes get fixed. Hidden ones get expensive and surface with the homeowner standing right there.

Don't cover work you know isn't right. Don't hang drywall over framing that's off. Don't side over rot you didn't report.

Don't tell us what we want to hear about the schedule.If Thursday isn't happening, we can move a sub and call the homeowner — but only if we hear it Monday.

Don't tell a homeowner something you don't know to be true.

Don't guess when you're stuck. A question costs ten minutes. A wrong guess costs a weekend.

Your hours are your word.

This runs both directions: you will not get chewed out for bringing us bad news. We'd rather have the hard conversation early, every time.

Finish Work Is Non-Negotiable

The requirement we won't bend on. You have to do finish carpentry at a high level — the work homeowners put their hands on every day.

• Miters that stay tight, including on walls that aren't square
• Casing, base, crown, and returns done clean
• Door hanging — pre-hung and slab
• Stair treads, risers, and skirt boards
• Cabinet setting, scribing, and built-ins
• Fitting to old, out-of-plumb houses — most of what we touch wasn't built yesterday

You don't have to be the fastest carpenter on the crew. We'd rather you take the extra twenty minutes and have the joint close than leave us a callback. What we won't work with is someone who's both slow and leaves work we have to fix.

The Work

• Interior finish carpentry and trim-out
• Framing, additions, and structural repair
• Decks, railings, and exterior structures
• Siding, trim, soffit, and fascia
• Doors and windows
• Punch list and final walkthrough corrections

Leading the Crew

You'll have laborers and less-experienced hands working with you, and we need someone who can:

• Set the standard on site — pace, quality, and cleanliness others follow
• Teach as you go — show the right way to cut, hang, flash, and finish instead of fixing it behind them
• Direct the labor on your scope
• Build people up — we want hands who are better carpenters six months from now
• Keep it safe — call out unsafe work and correct it on the spot

Good finish carpenters who'll train the next one are rare, and we pay for it.

Eyes on the Trades

We sub out roofing and a few other specialty trades. When it comes up, we want somebody on site who knows what good work looks like — not to run their crew, but to confirm the install matches what we sold the homeowner. Check it against spec before they leave, watch the details that get skipped, make sure condensers and landscaping get protected, shoot photos as work goes in, and flag problems the same day. You don't need to be a roofer — just know enough to tell when something's wrong and say so out loud.

Pay — Weekly, and It Goes Up

No invoicing, no paperwork chase. We provide the time app and set you up before day one — log in on site, log out when you leave, log daily. Hours get confirme