Journeyman/Experienced Carpenter (Carpenter II)

J.R. Heald Builders

Journeyman/Experienced Carpenter (Carpenter II)

Location: Dover, NH (Seacoast NH job sites)

Brand Promise: Listen First. Build Better.

J.R. Heald Builders is a family-owned residential builder and remodeler serving New Hampshire's Seacoast. We're growing intentionally and building a team that takes pride in craftsmanship, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

You are an Experienced Carpenter with strong rough and finish skills who can work with minimal supervision, communicate clearly, and contribute to a clean, well-run jobsite inside clients' homes. You take pride in your work, stay organized, and understand that quality and professionalism matters just as much as efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform rough and finish carpentry to meet the company's quality standards
• Read and understand blueprints, specs, and job documents; escalate change orders or discrepancies appropriately
• Lay out and install framing, stairs, windows, doors, decking, cabinetry, flooring, drywall, trim, crown, and finish elements with high craftsmanship
• Establish grades for drainage/flatwork and use a transit level when required
• Identify issues early and communicate with the PM/Site Supervisor
• Maintain a safe, clean, organized jobsite at all times
• Support and help train apprentices or less-experienced carpenters
• Protect and maintain company tools; report malfunctions promptly
  
  

What Success Looks Like

• Work was completed the first time correctly with minimal oversight and meeting quality standards
• If errors occur, feedback is taken in as an opportunity for improvement and applied to work
• A jobsite that stays clean, safe, and professional
• Clear communication that prevents problems before they happen
• Positive contribution to team morale and jobsite leadership
  
  

Qualifications

• 4 or more years of carpentry experience (frame-to-finish preferred)
• Strong knowledge of carpentry tools, materials, and methods
• Able to read plans and execute work independently
• Excellent communication and professionalism on jobsites and in clients' homes
• Physically capable of demanding work (lifting up to 100 lbs, ladders, elevated spaces)
• Comfortable using a smartphone/device for time tracking and communication
• Technical/apprenticeship background preferred but not required
• Valid driver's license with a clean motor vehicle record (insurable)
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to pass a comprehensive background check upon a conditional offer
• Smartphone/device for jobsite software
• Tools: You bring your basic carpenter hand tools (hammer, tape, speed square, nail apron, etc.). Major tools are provided by the company. Tool Purchase Program applies.
  
  

Pay & Benefits

• Full-time, W-2 Employment
• Pay: $27 to $35 per hour (based on experience)
• Medical with company contribution, dental, vision & other supplementals
• 401(k) with a match of up to 4%
• Paid time off
• Core hours typically 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM (flexible as projects require)
• Tool Purchase Program
• Training, continuing education, and promotion from within
• Benefits are available after 60 days of employment
  
  

Why J.R. Heald Builders

We Operate By Five Core Values

• Integrity: Honor your word
• Team: Work together, win together
• Communication: Clear, consistent, proactive
• Continuous Improvement: 1% better each day
• Accountability: Take ownership
  
  

If you're a quality-minded carpenter who wants to grow with a company that's building something bigger, we'd like to meet you.

J.R. Heald Builders is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.