Handyman | $35/hr | $2K Bonus | Naperville
Honey Homes · Chicago, IL · 2 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$35/hrFull-time
Honey Homes is hiring experienced handymen in Chicago to serve a dedicated territory of 40-50 homes with steady, well-paid work close to home.
Pay
- $35/hour ($72,800 per year) plus a $2,000 sign-on bonus, with $500 paid every 30 days during training
- Equity opportunities in the business
- Mileage reimbursement for all local driving between appointments
Schedule
- Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm
- No evenings, weekends, required overtime, or on-call
- 12 paid holidays + 13 PTO/sick days
Benefits
- 100% company-paid health, vision, and dental insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Company-provided phone
Responsibilities
- Perform residential home repair and maintenance tasks across multiple trades, including:
- 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
- Manage a territory of 40-50 residential homes, providing maintenance and building strong relationships with homeowners
- Deliver outstanding customer service as the trusted handyman for each home
- Use the company app to track jobs, tasks, and schedules
Requirements
- 5+ years of handyman or multi-trade experience
- Skilled across multiple trade areas, with experience learning from carpenters, drywallers, painters, plumbers, and electricians
- Prior work as a maintenance technician, carpenter, plumber, or electrician strongly preferred
- Experience in residential home repair and upkeep across multiple trades
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability to independently assess and fix most home issues
- Attention to detail (clean caulk lines, professional patching, and painting)
- Customer-friendly attitude: great listener, strong communicator, and proactive
- Reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and personal 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
Growth Opportunities
- Advancement paths such as field trainer, senior handyman, and more as the company expands