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Carpenter
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The position is organizationally located in the Veteran Health Indiana, Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center's, Facilities Management/Engineering Service, Building Maintenance Shop, under the direct supervision of the Construction and Maintenance Supervisor. Work assignments come from supervisor, work orders, or emergent situations as reported. Incumbent will exercise judgment in prioritizing assignments unless otherwise directed by supervisor.
What You'll Do
- →The duties of the position include but are not limited to: CARPENTRY WORK Incumbent must work closely with other Engineering Shops and Healthcare Engineers and be responsible for preventive maintenance, repairs, installations, alterations, and renovations that fall under the umbrella of the Building Maintenance Shop.
- →Incumbent must independently apply skilled methods, techniques, and advanced shop mathematics to construct, install, repair, and modify a wide variety of structures.
- →Work on projects such as building frames, rafters, concrete forms, walls, staircases, door and window frames, interior and exterior trim, and other miscellaneous items.
- →Plan and complete work from initial layout to final assembly by interpreting and applying complex building plans, specifications, blueprints, sketches, and other guides and codes.
- →Apply a full range of carpentry methods in accomplishing complex tasks requiring construction of irregular sizes, shapes, and angles with precise fits and accurate dimensions.
- →Select the appropriate tools, equipment, and materials needed at the worksite and determine how or what repairs need to be made.
- →May use tools and equipment such as plumb lines, chalk lines, levels, dividers, calipers, marking gauges, framing squares, jointers, shapers, tenoners, routers, and lathes as well as common hand and power tools to do the work.
- →Utilize safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
- →Use and assure proper fit of required safety equipment and clothing.
- →With the general guidance of his/her supervisor, the incumbent must perform the more difficult carpenter tasks, requiring a finished appearance at journeyman level.
- →Work in part consists of constructing installing, repairing, and modifying structural units that require close tolerance for fit and structural soundness (i.e., but not limited to building frames, rafters, concrete forms, walls, staircases, door and window frames, interior and exterior trim, built in furniture, etc.).
- →This includes the installation of steel and wood studs, metal framing, hang and finish drywall by taping, mudding, and sanding.
- →Install, make modifications to, or replace acoustic ceilings, floor coverings, floor and wall tile, wall molding, corner guards, restroom partitions and all types of composite finish materials.
- →This also includes mounting signs, boards, cabinets, medical equipment holders, pictures and like objects to walls and other surfaces.
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.
- ✓In order to operate a government vehicle, a review of your state driving record is required.
- ✓You must have a current, valid state driver's license.
- ✓Please provide your license number, state of issuance, and expiration date when requested in the assessment.
- ✓Do not include a copy of your license with your application package as we cannot accept photographs.
Benefits
- ★VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
- ★This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
- ★As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
- ★This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
- ★This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
Personality Fit
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