Designed Stairs is the industry leader of high-end luxury staircases. We are a unique hybrid of manufacturer and custom woodworking shop, producing high quality luxury stairs, both for installation throughout the Midwest and shipping worldwide.
We are a second-generation family-owned company that has been providing a quality product and service for over 50 years.
Many of our highly skilled craftsmen have been with us for 25 years or more. We are looking for dedicated, talented person to learn and grow their career through our top-notch training program, and make Designed Stairs their life long career.
We focus on creating a work environment that is engaging and rewarding and values quality of life.
What are we missing? YOU!
We offer health, vision and dental insurance; a 401-K saving plan, profit sharing/retirement plan, paid vacation, and paid holidays. Normal work hours are 6:00 am to 3:00 pm M-F, so you have your evenings and weekends free! At Designed Stairs your contributions matter and we value the quality of life. What are we missing? YOU!
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A Woodworker Bench Carpenter:
As a woodworker at Designed Stairs, you are part of a team lead by an experienced stair builder. Each day you arrive to fabricate part packages for specific custom stairs. These packages will include hardwood components such as handrails, newels, balusters, etc. Your team is responsible to create the parts packages for above the stair structure that will then be installed by our installer team. Your team’s goal is to prefabricate all possible parts with known standards as well as custom one-of-a-kind job specific detail. Your process begins by reading job prints to understand the scope and detail of the specific custom job. You then select the parts needed for the job. Using multiple hand tools (miter saw, drill, router, etc) and larger equipment (drill press, table saw, bandsaw, etc) you fabricate the parts using skilled techniques and process according to stair building standards. If there are no set standards for a unique custom item, you then problem solve using woodworking and stair building knowledge to create a custom solution. You assure that your parts are made to a high standard and meet job specifications before staging them for delivery to the job site. Our installers appreciate the work our shop does to make their field installation go as smooth and fast as possible. Your work is installed in luxury homes and our builders and home owners are regularly thrilled and amazed with the beautiful stairs and railings.
Qualifications
Skills
Current Opening: Yes
Starting Wage
Work Location
Sandwich, IL
Are you a hobby woodworker and want to make woodworking into a career? Do you have some carving experience, or an interest to develop your skills? Do you like to learn new skills and be challenged? We are an industry-leading company, where you have the opportunity to grow.
Be a part of creating luxury curved stairs installed into million-dollar homes. Work for an organization where your contributions matter and values quality of life.
We offer health, vision and dental insurance; a 401K saving plan, profit sharing/retirement plan, paid vacation, paid holidays.
Work hours are 6:30 am to 3:30 pm, so you have your evenings free!
Could you learn to be a highly skilled carver? Do you have good visualization skills? Do you strive for the highest degree of accuracy and have the patience to methodically achieve the desired results?
The process of carving rails: Starting in carving it's as simple as two pieces of rails joined together. You carve them for a smooth fit. As you master the chisels and carving you eventually start with a block a wood that rough shaped from our CNC. The wood is shaped for the twist and rise of a curved stair. You further shape the rail to match the rail profile needed.
Skills Required
Ideal candidate:
Current Opening: Yes
Starting Wage
Work Location
Sandwich, IL
Are you a detailed and creative individual, who enjoys the challenge of winning quotes through creative problem-solving? Do you know what excellent customer service is for discriminating buyers?
Are you hardworking, and looking for an opportunity? Come joint our talented team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Current Opening: Yes
Starting Wage
Work Location
Sandwich, IL
Ideal candidate:
Current Opening: Yes
Starting Wage
Work Location
Throughout Chicagoland
We believe the most powerful single communication we make about our product and services is our price. This position is instrumental in effecting our sales and maintaining quality controls throughout our office.
We are seeking a high energy, self-driven individual, who can solve problems and create unique solutions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Current Opening: No
Starting Wage
Work Location
Sandwich, IL
Are you talented at working with your hands? Do you set high standards for your workmanship? Do you like to learn new things and be challenged? Do you have woodworking or construction experience?
Our dimension mill makes high quality stair parts both to stock and custom per order. We work in 30 different wood species and make stair parts of all types including one of a kind reproduction parts. Learn this interesting and challenging job from highly experienced leadmen.
Skills Required:
Ideal candidate:
Current Opening: No
Starting Wage
Work Location
Sandwich, IL
Are you a service minded person who is dependable and can self-manage? Do you like the idea of driving, but also want a job that requires some physical activity ?
We are seeking a friendly individual with an excellent driving record, who is dependable, professional, organized, and can lift 100 lbs. Ideal candidate has a CDL. A newer driver is considered, and we will help them obtain a CDL.
A Day in the life of a driver:
Leave from your home about 6 am to get to your first stop by 7am. Meet installers with specialty materials they need for their day. Drive to next job site. Stretch then unload oak stair parts and stage them in the area that will aid the installer for their efficient work. You may have 4 job sites a day to deliver to. There may be other stops of picking up materials. Come back to the shop, review with the office any issues or open items you found while in the field. See what needs to be delivered tomorrow and plan your route. Review shop paperwork for each job, to make sure you understand the materials that need to be loaded. Determine if a van will be suitable, or you need the larger box truck. Load the truck. Drive the truck home, so you are ready in the morning.
Current Opening: No
Starting Wage
Work Location
Sandwich, IL
Are you a detailed/technical individual who enjoys the challenge of winning quotes through creative problem solving? We are seeking an individual who is self-driven and excellent at customer service. Do you like challenges? Come join our talented, productive team.
Ideal candidate:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Current Opening: No
Starting Wage
Base plus commission
Work Location
Sandwich, IL
Work days: Mon & Thu - or - Tue & Fri
Work hours (4-6 hours per week): 6:30-8:30am - or - 3:00-5:00pm
Cleaning experience required. Must be able to work independently and recognize what cleaning needs to be done.
Current Opening: No
Starting Wage
Work Location
Sandwich, IL
The goal of this position is to improve work force productivity while meeting customer needs.
This role is involved with planning, controls, and performance improvement.
This position works with many people and departments throughout the company to meet shared company goals.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Current Opening: No
Starting Wage
Work Location
Sandwich, IL
Work with builders to create stair designs that meet their needs. You will work with both office and production teams. Train side by side with senior-level Design Tech as your mentor.
We are seeking a self-starter who can grow to become an independent problem solver as you develop skills over time
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Physical needs: Bending and reaching, working over multi-story stairwells on planks or ladders.
Current Opening: No
Starting Wage
Work Location
Sandwich, IL
Installing throughout the greater Chicago area; Selling to all 50 states
Designed Stairs
Showroom (by appointment only), Shop, and Offices
1480 E Sixth Street
Sandwich IL 60548
815-786-7600
