We’re Looking for
Finishing Carpenters!
Position Title: Finishing Carpenter – Custom Homes & Renovations
Position Type: Full-Time
Location: Nanaimo, BC
Compensation: $30.00 – $40.50 / hour (based on experience) + Benefits & RRSP Matching
Are you…
A skilled finishing carpenter who takes genuine pride in precision and high-end craftsmanship?
A natural leader who enjoys solving on-site problems and mentoring the next generation of apprentices?
Looking for a tight-knit team that truly values quality, accountability, and doing things right the first time?
If you answered YES, we want to hear from you!
ABOUT US:
Shining Knight Construction
We are an award-winning residential custom home builder and renovator based in Nanaimo, BC. As a family-owned company, we foster a close-knit, collaborative team environment. We care deeply about craftsmanship, clear communication, and creating an exceptional experience, not just for our clients, but for every member of our crew.
POSITION TYPE:
Full-Time
This Role is for You if You Are:
Detail-Oriented: Committed to flawless finishes and high-quality woodwork.
Reliable & Trustworthy: You take true ownership of your tasks and time on site.
A Problem Solver: Able to think on your feet and adapt to custom design challenges.
An Excellent Communicator: Professional and solution-focused when interacting with clients, sub-trades, and project managers.
Growth-Minded: Motivated to continuously improve your skills and help build up the team.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Working closely with a Project Manager, you will play a key role in delivering the premium finishing details that define the Shining Knight Construction brand.
Your core responsibilities will include:
High-End Finishing: Install paint-grade and stain-grade trim, hang/trim interior and exterior doors, and install architectural hardware.
Custom Millwork: Fabricate and install custom cabinetry, built-ins, stair components, and railings.
Site Leadership: Supervise, support, and mentor apprentices on-site while maintaining a clean, safe, and organized workspace.
Project Tracking: Produce approximately 2,000 hours of on-site carpentry annually, logging hours and providing daily progress updates via Buildertrend.
Versatility: Demonstrate skill and interest in other aspects of carpentry, such as premium exterior finishing, when required.
SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:
We’re looking for candidates with:
Experience: Minimum 5 years of hands-on carpentry experience (with a heavy focus on finishing).
Credentials: Red Seal Certification is considered a strong asset.
Specialized Skills: Custom millwork and cabinetry fabrication experience is highly valued.
Logistics: Valid driver’s license with a clean driving abstract and reliable transportation to and from local job sites.
Tools: Must have a strong work ethic, excellent time management skills, and your own standard hand/power tools for the trade.
What We Offer:
Competitive Wage: $30.00 to $40.50 per hour, commensurate with experience.
Great Benefits: Comprehensive extended medical and dental benefits package.
Retirement Savings: RRSP matching program.
Premium Projects: The opportunity to work on beautiful, rewarding, high-end custom homes.
Great Culture: A supportive, team-oriented environment where you aren't just a number, you're family.
Join the Team at SKC
APPLICATION:
If this sounds like the perfect fit for your skills and career goals, we’d love to chat.
Please click the link below to submit your application. Be sure to include your resume and a brief note telling us about your experience and why you’d be a great addition to the Shining Knight team.
“Josh Knight from Shining Knight Construction went out of his way along with his crew to do all the finishing trim, installation of doors, cabinets, balcony’s stairs inside and out, all the vaulted ceilings in T&G fir and fireplace mantels for us. As a team they all worked together and came up to the interior where we lived in a small town to help us out. We have a very large house and still they managed to get all the finishing completed. The quality of their work was perfect. My only recreate is that Josh didn’t build our house.
I hope I can convince him to come back to the interior and build us a smaller house in the future. It’s really refreshing to see a company that is honest, hard working, talented and professional supporting each other like a family all working together as a team.”
-Jacquie
“I've worked with Josh and Shane at Shining Knight for years and not only is their work always way above standard, they are stand up guys. Dependable, knowledgeable, extremely skilled, and just good human beings. I just now realized I am writing this review sitting in an adirondac chair they bought me as a house warming gift! I would never go anywhere else for my construction, renovation, or home build needs.”
-Nolan
