Lead Carpenter: High-End Residential Design-Build

Hurst Build - Hurst Construction,Inc; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Tool allowance

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Hurst Construction, Inc. is seeking a Carpenter (Field Tech) to join a small, craft-focused team working on high-end residential projects in the Kansas City metro and Lawrence area.

You'll read architectural drawings, build to spec, and collaborate with a Lead Carpenter to deliver top-detail results. The role offers consistent hours (8am–4:30pm, 40 hrs/wk), mileage reimbursement, and room to grow from Carpenter to Lead Carpenter and eventually Project Manager within a supportive shop environment

Qualifications

• Real carpentry experience — residential preferred, but we'll talk to anyone who can demonstrate the skill and a desire to learn.
• Ability to read a set of architectural drawings, build to them and point out when the site conditions differ.
• Someone who speaks up early when something doesn't line up, instead of building it wrong and hoping.
• Reliable. Shows up, on time, ready to work.
• Comfortable working as part of a crew — teaching when you know something, asking when you don't.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Nice to have: Finish carpentry or millwork installation experience, familiarity with high-end residential detailing, OSHA 10.

Responsibilities

• Frame, trim, and finish to a high standard on custom residential projects.
• Install protection systems to keep the homes we work in pristine.
• Install millwork and cabinetry, including pieces built in our own shop.
• Work from architectural drawings and shop drawings and flag it when something on paper won't work in the field.
• Keep a clean, organized, safe job site.
• Coordinate day to day with your Lead Carpenter and the trades on site.
• Take care of tools, materials, and the client's property.

Job description

Hurst Construction, Inc. is seeking a Carpenter (Field Tech) to join a small, craft-focused team working on high-end residential projects in the Kansas City metro and Lawrence area.

You'll read architectural drawings, build to spec, and collaborate with a Lead Carpenter to deliver top-detail results. The role offers consistent hours (8am–4:30pm, 40 hrs/wk), mileage reimbursement, and room to grow from Carpenter to Lead Carpenter and eventually Project Manager within a supportive shop environment