Center Carpentry
Apprentice Carpenter
Location: Central New Hampshire (Full-Time, On-Site)
Start Your Carpentry Career with Purpose, Craft, and Mentorship
Center Carpentry builds and transforms homes with intention, precision, and deep respect for the families we serve. Based in Central New Hampshire, we specialize in thoughtful renovations, additions, and custom building, executed with high craftsmanship and strong communication. Our work is detailed and meaningful, and the experience we provide to our clients is just as important as the final product.
We are a close-knit, growing team that takes pride in our work and in each other. If you value honesty, teamwork, learning, and contributing to something genuinely well-built, you'll be in the right place here. This role is hands-on, fast-paced, and requires someone who is eager to learn, wants to become a highly skilled craftsperson, and takes pride in doing things the right way.
Our Core Values
- Integrity - Every interaction should reinforce trust with clients, trade partners, and each other.
- Family - We prioritize the well-being of our families and the families we serve.
- Service - We are a service company first; construction is the medium we use to serve well.
- Quality Craftsmanship - We build carefully, skillfully, and with deep respect for materials and detail.
- Resourcefulness - We solve the unexpected with creativity, patience, and skill.
- Efficiency - We work smart, organized, prepared, and always improving our systems.
Who You Are
- You're motivated, reliable, respectful, and ready to learn.
- You enjoy working with your hands.
- You take pride in a job done well and done safely.
- You want to build a career, not just find a job.
- No formal carpentry experience is required, but a strong work ethic, humility, and willingness to be coached are essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Lead Carpenter and crew with daily jobsite tasks
- Keep the jobsite clean, organized, safe, and prepared
- Assist with demolition, material handling, setup, staging, and basic carpentry work
- Learn and use hand tools, power tools, and safe jobsite procedures
- Pick up and deliver materials, maintain the shop and vehicles, and help keep the workflow efficient
- Use JobTread (project software) for logging time and tasks (we'll train you)
- Communicate respectfully and professionally with the team and clients
- Actively participate in learning carpentry skills and construction processes
Qualifications
- Strong work ethic and willingness to learn
- Positive attitude and respect for clients, teammates, and property
- Comfort with physical, outdoor work (lifting, carrying, weather conditions, ladders, etc.)
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation (Candidates must live within commuting distance of Ashland, NH.)
- Ownership of basic hand tools or willingness to acquire them (we can help with this)
- No tobacco, vaping, drugs, or alcohol use during work or on any jobsite
- If you have some carpentry experience, great. If not, we'll train you.
- This is a paid, entry-level apprenticeship, not a volunteer or unpaid program.
Compensation & Benefits
- Job Type: Full-time, On-site. W-2 Employee.
- Pay: $18 to $26/hr, depending on experience and tools
- 6 Paid Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
- Vacation + Sick Time
- Paid Parental Leave for newborns & adoptions
- OSHA-10 & EPA Lead-Safe certifications paid for by the company
- Registered Carpenter Apprenticeship at NHTI available (with potential scholarship support)
- Tool purchase advances + regular tool allowance
- Growth path to Journeyman Carpenter, and beyond to Lead Carpenter and Project Manager
- Supportive, respectful, and family-centered work environment
- Healthy work-life balance, no weekend work
Why This Role Matters
As an
Apprentice Carpenter, you directly increase the productivity and craftsmanship of the team. Your reliability and attention to detail enable the Lead Carpenter to focus on higher-skill work, accelerating your own growth in the process. You will learn fast, contribute meaningfully, and build a career with real upward mobility.
Why You'll Love Working Here
- You won't be treated as "labor."
- You'll be trained as a future leader.
- Your effort will be seen.
- Your progress will be supported.
- Your craftsmanship will matter.
Center Carpentry is an equal opportunity employer. We don't discriminate; we accommodate. We believe in treating people with respect, fairness, and care, creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
