POSITION SUMMARY
Want to work in a controlled environment year-round? Corporate Housing available ! The Superintendent/Carpentry Foreman/Lead Carpentar oversees all in factory construction activities, ensuring projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to high quality standards while also assisting with staff training to improve efficiency and craftsmanship. This role provides daily leadership to our production teams, coordinates weekly and monthly goals with the Director of Factory Operations, and ensures strict compliance with company policies, building codes, and safety regulations. At Fading West, we build high-quality homes in a controlled indoor environment—allowing our teams to do their best work year-round. We’re seeking a Carpenter Superintendent who can lead our production carpentry team with professionalism, clear communication, and a steady focus on safety, quality, and flow. If you’re a superintendent or lead carpenter on the Front Range looking to trade weather delays, mud, and jobsite chaos for clean systems, consistent work, and a team that takes pride in craftsmanship—this is that move.
Responsibilities • Help lead and supervise factory production
• Coordinate daily, weekly, and monthly targets with factory leadership
• Ensure daily goals, priorities, and expectations are met by production staff.
• Maintain efficient workflow, sequencing, and labor planning
• Oversee framing, structural work, doors, windows, trim, and finish carpentry
• Read and interpret plans, details, and specifications
• Inspect work for accuracy, craftsmanship, and consistency
• Coach teams early to avoid rework and delays
• Enforce company safety policies and OSHA requirements
• Ensure daily safety huddles and toolbox talks are completed by Area Managers
• Ensure proper PPE, tool use, and equipment handling
• Address and document safety concerns promptly with EHS team
• Train, mentor, and evaluate production team members
• Assign work based on skills and production needs
• Promote a respectful, accountable, no-drama work culture
• Communicate delays or constraints with solutions
• Support continuous improvement and scheduling accuracy
Qualifications
• 4+ years of hands-on carpentry experience (framing and finish)
• 4+ years in a lead, foreman, or superintendent role
• Modular or off-site construction experience
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
• Comfortable using tablets and digital reporting tools
• Strong blueprint and detail-reading skills
• Knowledge of construction methods, safety, and quality standards
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills
The Ideal Candidate...
• Wants to work indoors in a production environment with dependable schedules
• Helps lead a production crew that builds real homes to real standards IBC/IRC
• Enjoys training and mentoring production staff to improve efficiency and quality
•Wants to build a long-term career path with a growing Colorado-based company
This position is an in-person role Must be competent and comfortable in computer skills and navigate modern technology often (Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, etc) This role requires signing a confidentiality agreement May require a reference check that speaks to the positive character of the applicant May be regularly required to stand, sit, or walk for long periods of time, lift or carry more than 50 pounds, climb/balance on stairs or ladders, stoop, kneel, and crouch. Fading West rigorously adheres to Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, C.R.S. § 8-5-201(1)
FADING WEST - "We build community" Fading West exists to build thriving and connected communities by reimagining the construction industry. Our vision is to eliminate the housing crisis for the workforce and the communities they serve. Our mission is to create attainable, high-quality, architecturally interesting, diverse communities for the workforce. To accomplish this, we fully integrate design, development, manufacturing, and construction in a single LEAN value stream.
CORE VALUES We Care for People We Keep Our Promises We Hate Waste We Love Challenges We Simplify & Standardize We Excel & Outperform OUR CULTURE Strong Work Ethic, Fun, Learning, and Humility Fading West employees :do not need to be managed consistently impress the team with their insights and output are wicked smart but don’t take themselves too seriously have a passion for the company’s success without ego or pride in ownership are teachable, collaborative, and committed to continual learning, growth, and personal development Problem-Solving in a Challenging, Changing, and Flexible Organization Fading West employees :Challenge the norms and think outside the box enjoy the excitement of figuring out the “how” that accomplishes the “what” we are trying to achieve Manage Complexity and Simplify Systems Fading West employees :enjoy managing complexity to create efficient systems and processes that reduce waste and increase simplicity Strategic Visionary Thinking Fading West employees :Help develop strategies to achieve the objectives of the business plan to maximize return and minimize risk Relationships and Mission Fading West employees :Place a high value on relationships Are discerning, highly relational, people connectors Promote and maintain Fading West’s core values and mission statement Are inclusive and build a culture where difference and creativity are valued Believe diversity drives innovation
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