Carpenter Leader

Description The Drexel Way:

We don't just sell lumber, we Supply. Happiness. Drexel is Team Member-owned and community-driven. With six retail hubs and three manufacturing plants across Wisconsin, we've been a Top Workplace every year since 2011. Why? Because we hire for heart and train for skill. When you join Team Blue, you aren't just a team member - you're an owner.

As our next Framing Crew Carpenter Leader, your mission is to coach, guide, and lead high-quality rough framing projects across residential, commercial, and off-site construction environments. Driven by our core values, you will bring an enthusiastic, winning attitude to every job site, serving as the point person for communication, logistics, and quality craftsmanship. Working in and around the West Bend area (within a 1+ hour travel radius), you serve as a vital leader of our dynamic construction team, delivering craftsmanship that local builders and homeowners are proud to stand behind. By maintaining job site safety, protecting equipment, and delivering excellence, you directly contribute to our profit-sharing program and grow our ESOP for the entire team.

Defining the Role:

• Team Coaching & Leadership: Coaching and guiding the Off-Site Carpenter Team, leading them through their builds, and serving as the primary point person for the job site with a strong emphasis on communication within the team.
• Site Logistics & Scheduling: Managing the scheduling of cranes, forklifts, and loads to job sites, along with performing crane signaling as needed.
• Rough Framing & Structural Assembly: Expertly execute rough framing of both residential and commercial projects. Set panelized walls, floors, trusses, and roofs.
• Blueprint & Measurement Precision: Read building plans fluently and measure/mark cut lines on materials using a tape measure, ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge. Shape or cut materials to specified measurements using hand tools, machines, and/or power saws.
• Elevated & Off-Site Construction: Erect and work on scaffolding and climb ladders safely to assemble structures above ground level; work in the manufacturing plant as needed.
• Work Environment & Safety: Keep a clean work environment including job sites, company vehicles, and job trailers. Complete all required safety programs and follow established safety rules to maintain a safe working environment across a variety of indoor and outdoor environments.
• Positive & Dynamic Mindset: Bring an Uber-positive, enthusiastic, winning attitude with attention to detail and excellent communication.

• Team Leadership & Communication: Effective coaching and clear communication that drives team success, maintains high morale, and keeps jobsite operations running smoothly.
• Logistical Efficiency: Precise scheduling and coordination of equipment (cranes, forklifts) and load deliveries to ensure project timelines are consistently met.
• Framing Accuracy & Quality: Precision cutting and assembly adhering strictly to building plans and structural standards.
• Job Site Safety & Cleanliness: Zero safety incidents through consistent adherence to safety rules, completion of safety programs, and maintaining clean job sites, vehicles, and trailers.
• Customer & Team Satisfaction: Strong collaboration with co-workers, customers, and contractors, representing Drexel with a customer-first focus.

Requirements:

• Education & Experience: High School Diploma or GED. One to three years of experience in framing, construction, installing doors/windows, building materials, or a similar industry is preferred. Experience running a jobsite and crew is preferred, but not required!
• Skills & Abilities: Ability to read building plans and work instructions, utilize power tools and hand tools, perform crane signaling, and communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, and contractors. Requires great hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity.
• Physical Demands: Ordinary ambulatory skills; ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate weights from 5 to 100 lbs. Comfort working at heights (ladders/scaffolding) and in a variety of indoor and outdoor weather environments.
• Licensure: Valid Wisconsin Driver's License (daily travel to job sites required within a 1+ hour radius in/around West Bend).

The Wealth-Builder (Ownership)

• ESOP Shares: We don't just work here; we own the place. You'll earn a real stake in the company's success.
• Profit Sharing: When Drexel wins, our team wins.
• 401k: A solid foundation for your long-term retirement goals.

Health & Well-Being

• Comprehensive Coverage: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance to keep you and your family "weather-proof".
• Fitness Reimbursements: Annual reimbursements to spend on fitness.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential support when life gets complex.

Life & Legacy

• Immediate Paid Time Off: Start with Holiday and Vacation pay from day one.
• Scholarship Program: We're invested in the next generation—educational support for the children of Drexel team members.
• Annual Charity Match: We'll double your impact on the causes you care about most through our annual charity match donation.

The "Drexel" Lifestyle

• Birthday PTO: A paid day off to celebrate you.
• Product Discounts: Team Member product discounts on the high-quality materials we sell.
• Plus More: A constant stream of "fun little perks" that make our team a great place to be.

PM85