Maintenance & Remodeling Technician | $36/hr | $1.5K Bonus at Honey%20Homes in Oakland
- Company: Honey%20Homes
- Location: Oakland
- Posted: Sep 21, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: $36/hr ($75,000 per year) plus equity and $1,500 sign-on bonus
- Experience: 5+ years
Overview
Application $36/hr + $1,500 Bonus | 5+ Years Experience | Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm | No Evenings, Weekends, or On-Call | 100% Paid Health, Vision & Dental | 12 Paid Holidays + 13 Days PTO Honey Homes is hiring the best handymen and remodelers in the East Bay! You'll work near where you live, …
Job description
- Application
- $36/hr + $1,500 Bonus | 5+ Years Experience | Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm | No Evenings, Weekends, or On-Call | 100% Paid Health, Vision & Dental | 12 Paid Holidays + 13 Days PTO
- Honey Homes is hiring the best handymen and remodelers in the East Bay! You'll work near where you live, either on a dedicated territory of 40 to 50 homes or on our larger projects crew. No client hunting, no unpredictable schedules, no weekends. Just steady, well paid work close to home. We serve over 4,000 homeowners across California, Texas, and Illinois, and we're growing fast, so there's real room to move up. We're offering a $1,500 sign on bonus for qualified candidates, paid out in full after you complete training and remain onboard for 30 days.
Responsibilities
- Perform residential repair, maintenance, and remodel work across multiple trades:
- Carpentry (doors, trim, framing, dry rot, decks, fences)
- Painting and drywall patching
- Plumbing (toilets, faucets, valves, minor pipe repairs)
- Electrical (fixtures, outlets, switches, ceiling fans, small wiring tasks)
- Smart home device installation
- Provide outstanding customer service and build strong relationships. You're in members' homes, and they need to trust you.
- Use our app to track jobs, tasks, and schedules.
Requirements
- 5+ years of handyman, maintenance technician, remodeling, or multi-trade experience.
- Hands on skill across carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, and drywall.
- 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. You 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 your own tools.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly (with or without reasonable accommodation).
- Comfortable working on ladders or scaffolding at heights up to 12 feet.
- You do not need a contractor's, electrical, or plumbing license. Permitted work is handled separately.
Skills
Required
- Painting and drywall patching
- Smart home device installation
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Customer service
- Communication
- Proactive attitude
- Valid driver's license
- Own tools
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
Benefits
- Great pay: $36/hr ($75,000 per year) plus equity in the business.
- Sign on bonus: $1,500, paid in full after training and 30 days onboard.
- Great hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm. No nights, weekends, required overtime, or on call.
- Work close to home: your territory is a small area, not the whole metro. Less driving, more working.
- Generous time off: 12 paid holidays plus 13 PTO/sick days.
- Benefits and perks: 100% company paid health, vision, and dental; 401(k); life insurance; flexible spending accounts; and a company phone.
- Real growth opportunities: roles like field trainer, senior handyman, and project lead as we expand.
- Mileage reimbursement: paid for all local driving between jobs.