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Carpenter
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position utilizes a thorough knowledge of carpentry trade methods and techniques; roofing methods, techniques, and practices; roof construction; cement work methods, techniques, and sequences; and construction, operation, installation, maintenance, repair and operating characteristics of locking devices and mechanisms, the position maintains, constructs, repairs, and alter wood surfaces, structures, and items; construct or repair cement or concrete surfaces, structures and items.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties of this position include but is not limited to: Utilizes and selects correct materials, tools and trade methods for repairs.
- →Mills heavy lumber, cuts bevels, rabbets, chamfers, grooves, and compound miter joints.
- →Evaluates problems and determines how or what repairs to make and the type and grade of wood or appropriate wood substitute materials.
- →Sets up and adjusts stationary power equipment by checking and adjusting, for example, the "squareness" of the blade on a radial arm saw in relation to the surface of the cutting table.
- →Performs preventive maintenance inspections to determine safety hazards, damage and repair requirements.
- →Utilizes the common carpenter's rule/square in terms of measuring material to the nearest 1/32 of an inch.
- →Utilizes and interprets equipment manuals, catalogs, sketches/drawings for gaining information to effectively assemble or repair equipment, doors, windows and hardware.
- →Interprets and customizes systems furnishings using proper practices/instructions suggested by manufacturer's and trade standards.
- →Interprets, creates and maintains work orders, purchase order requests and other shop records.
- →Uses carpentry skills and techniques to remove, disassemble, repair, replace, install and maintain various building structural components to accomplish repairs, alterations, additions and occasional new construction.
- →Installs systems furniture according to manufacturer's instructions to include panel hung furnishings, furnishing installed on wall standards modular systems furnishings.
- →Operates a full range of industrial woodworking and related power and hand tools and other woodworking equipment.
- →Uses carpentry skills and techniques to maintain building structural components without more than normal supervision.
- →Installs systems furniture without more than normal supervision.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Valid Drivers License.
- ✓Pre-employment physical required 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 96ce9952-262d-4446-b675-de231c514e4b
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