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Carpenter
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 49 days ago
On-site Washington, DC $32.9 – $38.4/hr Apply by Aug 7, 2026 Carpentry ESTPISFPISTJISTP OperationsTrades
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The Carpenter is in the Building Maintenance Unit of the Maintenance and Operations section, Engineering Service at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. The incumbent's duties consist of general carpentry, cabinet installations and repairs, laminate installations and repairs, drywall installation and finishing.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Design, fabrication and installation of cabinets, shelves, benches, displays, frames, etc. most of this type of work must be custom made to fit around or between permanent objects.
- →Lab counter tops, shelves, and other similar items are required to be covered eith Formica, incumbent sets door frames, hang doors, cuts door openings in masonry walls, installs locks and panic hardware, lays floor tile, replaces/installs ceiling tiles, mounts and adjust door closers.
- →Hangs and finishes drywall.
- →This work consists of constructing walls, repairing damaged walls that contain holes, cracks, broken gypsum board, drywall board or metal lath; taping of joints, installation of plaster or similar drywall material and finishing the walls or ceiling to a smooth surface without cracks or ridges.
- →Prepares surfaces for painting by scraping, sanding, filling cracks with filler, etc.
- →Repairs/replaces floor tile and ceiling tile, repairs floors, expansion joints, furniture, etc.
- →This requires the ability to match existing patterns and colors.
- →Responsible for the cleaning and proper care of all the tools and equipment he uses and for safe work practices at all time to prevent injury to personal or damage to government property.
- →Incumbent prepares requests for parts, tools, materials and services as required.
- →Incumbent, by the nature of the work, often works with other crafts.
- →Performs all other duties as assigned.
- →Considerable fatigue results from working overhead, such as hanging and finishing drywall, painting plaster ceiling and ceiling tile.
- →Selectee provided with protective clothing, equipment and safety devices for personal protection; Noise and vibration - The equipment. rooms are above the normal decibel rating and hearing protection is provided; Gases and fumes - Hazardous gases/fumes are in the work environment during various tasks.
- →Respiratory protection is provided for the incumbent; Hazards in the work environment - Incumbent is at risk of injury from falls, burns, bruises and cuts.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1bcc5e71-ca7f-42cd-9f77-e093f3879a34
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