Lead Carpenter (High End Residential Construction)

Hurst Construction • Kansas City, MO

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

Hurst Construction, Inc. is a craft-based residential design-build firm operating in the Kansas City metro and Lawrence areas since 2003. We are a small team of dedicated craftspeople who build for a range of designers and architects, resulting in unique projects with high detail standards. We also produce our own millwork in-house, allowing us to solve complex details internally. This role is for craftspeople who want to do their best work on high-end, design-driven residential projects alongside experienced leads who prioritize detail and employee success. The work involves real projects with high standards, where team members work in small crews under a Lead Carpenter, using architectural drawings on projects ranging from custom homes to detailed renovations. The opportunity to move between projects allows for exposure to diverse work, details, and designer requirements, fostering a broad skill range.

Requirements

• Real carpentry experience — residential preferred, but we'll talk to anyone who can demonstrate the skill and a desire to learn.
• The 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.
• Carpenters move between job sites as the work demands.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Benefits

• $25- $32/hr based on demonstrated skill set and ability to mentor
• Annual performance bonuses
• Project performance based bonuses
• Health insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Tool allowance
• Mileage reimbursement for company use of personal vehicle
• A real path up. Carpenter to Lead Carpenter to Project Manager is a route people here can take — it's not a ceiling.

What This Job Offers

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