Multi-Skilled Carpenter

$22.00 - $28.00 / hour Part Time Ankeny, IA On-site 10/01/2026

You already know how to do the work. Here's what we do for you.

You've got the skills. What you probably don't have is a Sunday night that isn't spent writing bids, a Friday that isn't spent chasing a customer for money, and a phone that isn't ringing at 9pm about a job you finished three weeks ago.

That's the part we handle.

The money

• Vehicle and tool stipend, on top of your hourly
• 401(k) with a 4% company match after one year and minimum hours
• Bonuses that reward the work you're already doing
• Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. Weekends not required.
• No on-call. When you're done, you're done.
• 7 observed holidays a year.

The support

• The office handles marketing, scheduling, billing, collections, and customer service. You show up, do the work, and go home.
• Company shirts provided — you're not buying your own uniform.
• Company credit card for approved job expenses. You're not floating material costs on your personal Visa.
• Supplemental insurance through Aflac — find the coverage that actually fits your needs.
• Employee Assistance Program — discounted counseling, pharmacy, and legal resources for you.
• Room to move up. We'd rather grow a lead craftsman than hire one.

The work

Small to medium projects for homeowners and small businesses across the Des Moines metro — Ankeny, Altoona, Bondurant, Urbandale, Clive, West Des Moines, and the surrounding communities.

A typical week: hang a door, patch and texture drywall, install trim, swap a faucet, replace a ceiling fan, repair a deck, repair a light at the daycare center, install grab bars and handrails for a customer who wants to stay in their own home. Rarely the same thing twice.

You'll usually run more than one job in a day, and you'll run them yourself — plan the work, pull your own material list, make the store run once, and keep moving. Nobody's standing over you.

What we need from you

Must-haves

• 5+ years hands‑on carpentry or remodeling — finish and rough, plus general home repair: drywall, doors, trim, and fixture swaps
• Real depth in several of these: tile and grout, light plumbing, light electrical, deck work, exterior repair — enough that you could show someone else how
• Your own hand and power tools
• A valid driver's license, a clean driving record, and a reliable, insured truck or van
• Comfortable using a tablet for scheduling, job photos, timecards, and customer signatures — that's how the work gets documented and how you get paid
• The ability to run a full day on your own across multiple stops and stay productive
• The ability to talk with a customer like a neighbor: explain the options, be straight about what it'll take, and call the office when a job is running long
• Good judgment about scope — you recognize permit‑required plumbing, electrical, and structural work, and you diagnose before you demo
• You work safely with ladders and power tools whether or not anyone's watching
• Comfortable and respectful in customers' homes, including a lot of older homeowners who want to stay in theirs
• You want to keep getting better at the craft
• No smoking, vaping, or substances on customer property
• A clean background check — you're going into people's homes and businesses, and that trust is the whole business

Nice‑to‑haves

• Residential remodeling or customer-facing repair experience
• Experience mentoring or training less‑experienced craftsmen
• Light commercial or property management work

About Ace Handyman Services — Des Moines

We're a locally owned business backed by the Ace Hardware name. Our mission is simple: help our neighbors love where they live and work, built on integrity, trust, and exceptional service.

Ready?

If you take pride in your craft and you're tired of running the business side of it alone, we'd like to talk.

Ace Handyman Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other reason prohibited by law in the provision of employment opportunities and benefits.