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Aerotek Lead Carpenter in Topeka, Kansas
Job Title: Lead Carpenter
Job Description
The Lead Carpenter will play a key role in delivering high-quality craftsmanship on residential projects, ensuring that each space not only meets but exceeds client expectations. From managing construction teams to executing complex carpentry work, this position is ideal for a highly skilled individual who is passionate about precision, leadership, and creating stunning, functional spaces. If you have strong experience in carpentry and a keen eye for detail, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities
Lead and oversee daily carpentry operations on job sites, ensuring projects are completed on time and within scope.
Perform high-end carpentry work, including framing, trim work, cabinetry, and custom woodwork.
Read and interpret blueprints, design plans, and technical drawings to execute tasks with precision.
Collaborate with designers and project managers to ensure alignment with the overall vision and design of the project.
Supervise and mentor junior carpenters and laborers, providing guidance and support as needed.
Manage material orders, inventory, and on-site logistics to maintain efficiency and project flow.
Ensure adherence to all safety regulations and building codes.
Conduct quality control inspections to ensure workmanship meets high standards.
Communicate progress, challenges, and solutions to project managers and homeowners.
Essential Skills
Master-level carpentry experience
Ability to interface with homeowners
Expertise in finish carpentry, framing, rough carpentry, and commercial construction
Proficiency in reading and interpreting blueprints
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Experience in residential construction
Strong leadership and team management skills
Excellent communication skills
Attention to detail and high standards of workmanship
Work Environment
The Lead Carpenter will work primarily on high-level residential remodeling projects, often in homes where families are still living. The role involves collaborating closely with designers and project managers, ensuring a cohesive approach to each project. The work environment emphasizes safety, quality, and efficiency, with a focus on maintaining high standards of craftsmanship.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Topeka, Kansas.
About Aerotek:
We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.