Carpenter

Tired of rained-out days, seasonal layoffs, and never knowing how many hours you'll get? Here's something different.

At Framework First, you build real homes inside a climate-controlled factory: no weather delays, no working in the rain or the heat, steady work year-round. You work steady, full-time hours, week in and week out.

We build in our own factory in Salinas and have been putting up quality homes and ADUs for years, a real operation with a full factory floor and office, room to grow, and a craftsman trainer with 40+ years in the trade. The people who work hard here move up to Lead Carpenter.

Most of your time is in the factory, building homes start to finish in a controlled environment. When a home is ready for delivery, some jobs also need on-site work: setting the home, finish work, and punch-list items at the client's property. That's typically 20 to 40 percent of your time, depending on the week, across our Tri-County service area (Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara counties, plus occasional projects in San Luis Obispo County). You'll get advance notice before any on-site day, and you'll use your own vehicle to meet us at the job site. On those days your pay is a fixed 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the job site, same as a normal factory day.

We are hiring multiple carpenters for our factory team right now.

• ·Rough framing to spec, weatherproofing, and structural work.
• ·Window, door, and siding installation.
• ·Roofing, interior finishing, flooring, and final detail work.
• ·On-site set and finish work when a build calls for it: final touches, punch-list items, and getting a home ready for the client at delivery.

• ·5+ years of framing or residential carpentry (not entry-level).
• ·Confident with the tools and able to read a plan set and build to it, working independently.
• ·You own your work: punctual, safety-minded, reliable, and accountable for what you build.
• ·A valid driver's license and reliable vehicle for the on-site days that come up (roughly 20 to 40% of your time), across our Tri-County service area.

• ·Location: 1610 Moffett Street, Salinas, CA 93905 (our factory), plus occasional on-site work across Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara counties (and, less often, San Luis Obispo County).
• ·Schedule: Mon–Fri, 7:30 AM–4:00 PM (40 hrs/week), steady hours and a paycheck you can count on. On-site days run the same fixed 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the job site.
• ·Pay: $35–$50/hour to start (DOE), about $72,800–$104,000/yr at full-time 40-hour weeks.
• ·Benefits: 401(k), paid vacation/holiday/sick, employee discount, climate-controlled indoor factory work. Starting October 1, 2026, we are also adding health, dental, and vision coverage.

Submit your resume or work history, the carpentry you are strongest at, and when you can start. Tell us about the best thing you have built.

We read every application. If your experience looks like a fit, we reach out to schedule a short virtual interview. A real conversation, not a form.

No videos to record and no hoops to jump through. If the call goes well, we invite you to a paid working tryout on our factory floor, so you can see the operation and we can see your craft.

Strong tryout, fast offer. We are hiring multiple carpenters right now.