Lead Carpenter

Fox Home Innovations LLC Lead Carpenter Manhattan, KS
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The Lead Carpenter position, reporting directly to the Project Manager, encompasses various responsibilities throughout the project production process. In charge of managing designated project site(s), FHI project personnel, on-site trade and vendor personnel, project materials, site safety, security, and cleanliness, the Lead Carpenter ensures seamless operations. Additionally, they perform on-site renovation carpentry duties for projects under their supervision, while also maintaining project budget awareness and labor control.

Crafting Your Dream Home:
Expert Design-Build Solutions Transforming your dream home from a vision to reality starts here. At Fox Home Innovations, we understand the challenges you face when seeking to remodel your cherished space. As Manhattan Kansas' premier design-build remodeling firm, we're not just about renovations; we're about creating a home that reflects your aspirations. Our in-house experts and a dedicated showroom offer a seamless experience, guiding you through every step.

From concept to completion, we prioritize your needs, ensuring clear communication and impeccable craftsmanship. Let's turn your house into the home you've always envisioned.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years related residential construction-based experience.
• Job requires physical ability to perform tasks on all area and aspects of a construction project.
• Job requires ability to work with varying tools, and materials.
• A working knowledge of all trades associated with residential construction.
• A demonstrated ability to understand complete simple plumbing, heating, and electrical work.
• A demonstrated ability to operate general business software programs and time keeping applications.
• An understanding of the Building Code as it applies to residential construction.
• A demonstrated ability to read, understand and communicate through residential construction plan sets.
• A proven ability to manage people, trades, and customer relationships.
• Must have strong organization, communication, and project supervisory skills.
• Personal vehicle to get to and from worksite and capable of transporting all necessary personal tools & equipment.
• Mathematical skills and analytical skills necessary to do material take-offs and simple estimates.
• Possess the required inventory of tools for work.

Goals,

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Lead Carpenter holds a pivotal role within the FHI team, carrying significant responsibilities across various departments and stakeholders. Acting as a representative of authority in the absence of Project Managers, they oversee the day-to-day tasks on site, ensuring project cadence and completion. They are entrusted with responsibilities to customers, production and sales/design departments, supervised employees, as well as upholding the company's reputation and profitability.

Additionally, it is their duty to provide support to the Project Manager in field production matters whenever possible.

Design:

• Review all design information and documentation prior to each project.
• Request from your PM, if required, any design information to complete the project in an effective and quality manner.
• Supply Project Manger with information from the site as may be required by Design to complete their work.
• Inform PM of any installation issues as discovered with regards to design details and/or products.
• Work with PM to solve material, product, and installation issues as they arise.
• Be familiar with and understand the Perfect Plan Process.
• Enable future FHI sales by excelling at your role as Lead Carpenter, by ensuring clean and safe work sites, by ensuring appropriate site conditions and conduct, by helping FHI create happy customers, by exceeding the customer’s expectations whenever possible.
• Being aware of the customer’s home and notifying the Project Manager of obvious upcoming projects and any discussions of upcoming work.
• Maintain a very clean and tidy exterior project environment.
• Always maintain Job Sign installations in good condition.
• Ensure neighbors view FHI as a…