Residential Carpenter

Residential Carpenter

This role involves working on a variety of residential carpentry projects across the Chicagoland suburbs, including new construction and full gut remodels. You will contribute to wood and metal framing, drywall installation, and finish carpentry on single-family homes and other residential properties. Project locations extend throughout the surrounding suburbs, up to Wisconsin, west to DeKalb, and south to the I-80 corridor, with scheduling coordinated as closely as possible to your home area.

Responsibilities include performing residential carpentry work on new build construction and full gut residential remodel projects, completing wood framing and metal stud framing for walls, ceilings, and other structural or non-structural components, installing, hanging, and finishing drywall as part of residential construction and renovation projects, executing high-quality finish carpentry, including trim work, doors, casing, baseboards, and other interior finishes, using a full range of hand tools and power tools safely and effectively for cutting, fastening, and assembling materials, reading and following directions from supervisors or project leads to ensure work aligns with project specifications, maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work area on active construction and remodel sites, transporting, setting up, and properly storing personal carpentry tools and equipment on each job site, collaborating with other trades and team members to complete projects efficiently and on schedule, and adapting to working on different types of residential projects and tasks as needed across various locations.

Essential skills include proven residential carpentry experience, including work on new construction and remodel projects, strong wood framing skills for residential structures, experience with metal stud framing in residential applications, proficiency in finish carpentry, including interior trim and detailed finishing work, ability to perform drywall installation and related carpentry tasks, ownership of personal carpentry tools suitable for residential construction work, competent use of hand tools and power tools in a construction environment, and capability to work on multiple residential sites across the Chicagoland suburbs and surrounding areas.

Additional skills and qualifications include previous finish carpentry experience in residential settings, broad residential construction experience across new builds and remodels, well-rounded carpentry covering framing, drywall, and finishing, flexibility to work on a variety of project types and locations, and strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality craftsmanship.

You will join a growing company that offers long-term work and steady project flow across a wide range of residential construction and remodel jobs. The organization values skilled tradespeople and strives to schedule projects as close as possible to your home area, supporting a more manageable commute and consistent employment.

You will work in both outdoor and indoor environments on active residential construction and remodel sites. Projects include new construction builds and full gut renovations in suburban areas around Chicagoland, extending up to Wisconsin, west to DeKalb, and south to the I-80 corridor. The role involves regular use of hand tools and power tools, working on ladders or scaffolding, and navigating active job sites with varying conditions depending on the phase of construction.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Elgin, IL. The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $40.00/hr individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.

Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital, 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents), Short and long-term disability, Health Spending Account (HSA), Transportation benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave).

This is a fully onsite position in Elgin, IL. This position is anticipated to close on Sep 11, 2026.