Multi-Skilled Carpenter

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 $22-$28/hr, W-2 — no self-employment tax, no quarterly guessingVehicle and tool stipend, on top of your hourly401(k) with a 4% company match after one year and minimum hoursBonuses that reward the work you're already doing Your time 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 swapsReal depth in several of these: tile and grout, light plumbing, light electrical, deck work, exterior repair — enough that you could show someone else howYour own hand and power toolsA valid driver's license, a clean driving record, and a reliable, insured truck or vanComfortable using a tablet for scheduling, job photos, timecards, and customer signatures — that's how the work gets documented and how you get paidThe ability to run a full day on your own across multiple stops and stay productiveThe 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 longGood judgment about scope — you recognize permit-required plumbing, electrical, and structural work, and you diagnose before you demoYou work safely with ladders and power tools whether or not anyone's watchingComfortable and respectful in customers' homes, including a lot of older homeowners who want to stay in theirsYou want to keep getting better at the craftNo smoking, vaping, or substances on customer propertyA 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 experienceExperience mentoring or training less-experienced craftsmenLight 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. Apply today. It takes a couple of minutes. 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.