Handyman Who Want Weekends Back | $35/hr + Full Benefits

Honey Homes • Evanston, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Honey Homes is hiring the best handymen in Chicago! You'll serve a dedicated territory of 40-50 homes, no client hunting, no unpredictable schedules, no weekends. Just steady, well-paid work close to home. This role involves performing residential home repair and maintenance technician tasks across multiple trades including carpentry, painting, drywall patching, plumbing, electrical, and smart home device installation. You will work with a small group of homeowners to help them maintain their homes, managing about 40-50 residential homes within a small territory. The position requires providing outstanding customer service and building strong relationships, becoming the trusted handyman for each home. You will use our app to track jobs, tasks, and schedules.

Requirements

• 5+ years of handyman or multi-trade experience required.
• Skilled across multiple trade areas and learning from skilled carpenters, drywallers, painters, plumbers, and electricians.
• Experience in residential home repair and upkeep across multiple trade areas.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability — can independently assess and fix most issues in a home.
• Attention to detail (clean caulk lines, professional patching, and painting).
• Customer-friendly attitude — great listener, strong communicator, proactive.
• Reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and tools.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly (with or without reasonable accommodation).
• Comfortable working on ladders or scaffolding at heights up to 12 feet.

Nice To Haves

• Prior work as a maintenance technician, carpenter, plumber, or electrician strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform residential home repair and maintenance technician tasks across multiple trades.
• Carpentry (doors, trim, framing, repairs)
• Painting and drywall patching
• Plumbing (toilets, faucets, minor pipe repairs)
• Electrical (fixtures, outlets, small wiring tasks)
• Smart home device installation
• Work with a small group of homeowners to help them maintain their homes — you’ll manage about 40-50 residential homes within a small territory.
• Provide outstanding customer service and build strong relationships — you will become the trusted handyman for each home.
• Use our app to track jobs, tasks, and schedules.

Benefits

• $35/hr ($72,800 per year) plus equity in the business.
• 100% company-paid health, vision, and dental
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Company phone
• Mileage reimbursement – Paid for all local driving between appointments.
• Real Growth Opportunities: field trainer, senior handyman, and more as we expand

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed