CARPENTER

This position is located in the Production Division of the Public Works Department, Portsmouth, VA, under NAVFAC Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic.

Responsibilities

• Construct, install, repair, and modify wood and wood substitute structures and items requiring close tolerance fit and structural soundness.
• Set up and operate a wide variety of woodworking machines and tools, such as routers, band and scroll saws, and drill presses.
• Interpret complex instructions, sketches, blueprints, and building codes; measure and layout footings for structural foundations.
• Produce finished products with precise fits, accurate dimensions, and acceptable appearance.
• Assemble items using a variety of joining techniques, including miters, rabbets, dados, biscuit, and mortise and tenon; may also use glues and adhesives to secure wood pieces and veneers.

Requirements

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must demonstrate through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position. Emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your level of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies in the following job elements:

• Constructing and repairing wood and wood substitute structures and items requiring close fit and structural soundness, such as building frames, rafters, concrete forms, walls, staircases, door and window frames, and interior and exterior trim.
• Interpreting drawings, blueprints, and specifications to determine layout, work sequences, and types of lumber or special related materials needed.
• Operating power and hand tools and other woodworking equipment, such as portable drills, clippers, joiners, shavers, tenoners, sanders, routers, combustion-type saws, drill presses, and table saws.

You will work under the close supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to ensure proper performance.

Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations.

Additional Information

• This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
• Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
• This position requires rotating shift work, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay may be required.
• Certain incentives, such as recruitment, relocation, or student loan repayment, may be authorized for eligible selectees. A relocation incentive may be provided.
• This position is subject to an uncommon tour of duty, and unusual duty hours may be required.