Lead Handyman

Job Description

Are you a skilled handyman or maintenance technician looking for steady, full-time work with a great team, strong pay, and excellent benefits? Honey Homes is hiring in the Chicago North Shore Area. We’ll keep you local — projects are within a small territory commute from your residential zone.

We are offering a $500 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates who successfully complete training and remain onboard for at least 30 days.

Join Honey Homes! We’re a fast-growing company helping homeowners eliminate the stress of residential home repair by pairing them with a dedicated, highly-skilled residential handyman — someone like you!

What You Get

• Full-time handyman and maintenance technician work – No more searching for clients. We provide steady, 40-hours-per-week residential handyman jobs.
• Great pay – $32-36/hr ($67,000 - $70,000 per year) plus equity in the business.
• Great hours – Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm (no nights, weekends, required overtime, or on-call).
• Generous time off – 12 paid holidays + 13 PTO/sick days.
• Benefits & perks – 100% company-paid health, vision, and dental; 401(k); life insurance; flexible spending accounts; and a company phone.
• Mileage reimbursement – Paid for all local driving between appointments.

What You’ll Do

• Perform residential home repair and maintenance technician tasks across multiple trades.
• Complete handyman projects including:
• Carpentry (doors, trim, framing, repairs)
• Painting and drywall patching
• Plumbing (toilets, faucets, minor pipe repairs)
• Electrical (fixtures, outlets, small wiring tasks)
• Smart home device installation
• Work with a small group of homeowners to help them maintain their homes — you’ll manage about 40 residential homes within a small territory.
• Provide outstanding customer service and build strong relationships — you will become the trusted handyman for each home.
• Use our app to track jobs, tasks, and schedules.

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of handyman or multi-trade experience required.
• Skilled across multiple trade areas under and learning from skilled carpenters, drywallers, painters, plumbers, and electricians.
• Prior work as a maintenance technician, carpenter, plumber, or electrician strongly preferred.
• Experience in residential home repair and upkeep across multiple trade areas.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability — can independently assess and fix most issues in a home.
• Attention to detail (clean caulk lines, professional patching, and painting).
• Customer-friendly attitude — great listener, strong communicator, proactive.
• Reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and tools.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $32.00 - $36.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person