Drywall Finisher & Painter

If you can hang and finish drywall and lay down clean paint, this role keeps most of your work inside our climate-controlled factory in Salinas, where the weather does not set the schedule the way it does on an open job site.

We are a family-owned company that builds homes and ADUs about 97% inside our own Salinas factory, then crane-delivers and sets them on-site. This is a real operation with a full factory floor and an office, backed by a craftsman trainer with 40+ years of building experience. Because you cover both drywall and paint, you are worth more to us than a single-craft hire, and the pay range reflects it. There is room to grow here, and the people who work hard move up.

At Framework First, the formal title for this role is Finishing Specialist. We list it as Drywall Finisher & Painter so the right people can find it.

• ·Hang, tape, mud, sand, and texture drywall to a clean, ready-to-paint finish.
• ·Prep, prime, and lay down paint by spray, roller, and brush, with sharp cut-in lines and no runs or misses.
• ·Patch and touch up drywall and paint after a home is set on-site so it looks move-in ready.
• ·Move between both crafts as the build needs, mostly inside our climate-controlled factory.
• ·Keep your area clean, your materials stocked, and your finish consistent from one unit to the next.

• ·Real hands-on experience in BOTH drywall and paint. This is one role for one person who does both, not a single-craft painter or a single-craft drywaller. Not entry-level.
• ·Able to read a plan set and finish schedule and build to them without hand-holding.
• ·You own your work. When your name is on a wall, it is straight, smooth, and sellable, and if a detail is off you fix it before anyone has to ask.
• ·Punctual, reliable, and comfortable working in English on a team.
• ·Trade school or training is a plus, not a requirement.

• ·Location: Salinas, CA. The factory is your home base and where most of your work happens. When a home is set, we may ask you to meet us on site for touch-ups. On those days you meet us at the client's property at 7:30 AM and finish there at 4:00 PM, and we let you know the day before. This is an in-person job. Nothing about it is remote.
• ·Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, full-time. Weekly hours depend on available work and are not guaranteed.
• ·Pay: $35 to $45/hour to start, depending on experience. Time-and-a-half for overtime.
• ·Tools and workstations provided. You bring the skill, we supply the rest.
• ·Benefits: health, dental, and vision coverage (launching late 2026, for full-time employees and for part-time employees who regularly work 20 or more hours per week; eligibility is based on hours actually worked), 401(k), paid vacation, holiday, and sick leave, and an employee discount.

Apply at apply.frameworkfirst.com. Send us your resume or a quick rundown of your work history, tell us whether drywall or paint is your stronger craft, and let us know your earliest start date. One last question: what does a finish you are proud of look like to you?

We read every application. If your experience fits, we invite you to a paid working tryout on our factory floor. Sometimes we start with a short phone or video conversation first.

No videos to record and no hoops to jump through. At the tryout you see the operation and we see your craft.