First-hire job ad: handyman technician
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Job title
Handyman Technician (W-2, full time) · [City]
The ad
[Company] is a growing home-repair company in [area]. We show up on time, protect our customers' homes and stand behind our work. We are hiring a handyman technician who takes pride in clean, careful work.
What you'll do: drywall repair and texture, interior paint, doors and trim, fixtures, TV mounting, small carpentry, punch lists. You'll run your own schedule from a company app with photos, checklists and a job timer.
What we offer: $[X] to $[Y] an hour based on skill, a bonus for finishing jobs within the hours sold with no callbacks, [company vehicle / mileage], [paid time off], [tools], training and a clear path to lead tech.
You have: [2+] years of handyman or carpentry work, your own hand tools, a valid driver's license and a clean record, and you're good with customers. Pass a background check.
To apply: send a short note and 3 photos of work you're proud of to [email or link].
Interview questions
- Walk me through how you'd patch a 6-inch hole and match orange-peel texture.
- You finish early and notice a loose railing the customer didn't ask about. What do you do?
- The customer says the paint line isn't straight. What happens next?
- How do you keep track of time and materials on a job?
- Ride-along: a paid half day on real jobs before you make an offer.
From the systems Tim Leary uses at Handy's, Salt Lake County. Adapt it to your shop. Not legal or HR advice; check employment rules in your state.