Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

Duties

Perform a variety of work involving the construction, installation, repair, or modification of wood and wood substitute structures and items requiring close tolerance fit and structural soundness. Set up and operate a wide variety of wood-working machines and tools. Construct and repair a variety of items such as building frames, rafters, walls, doors, windows, interior and exterior trim, and miscellaneous items used in vans and shelters containing electronic equipment and systems. Read, interpret, and apply plans, specifications, and sketches. Set up, adjust and adapt hand and power tools to accomplish more difficult tasks such as cutting bevels, rabbets, chamfers, dados, grooves and milter joints, laminating and bonding and fine surfacing of material. Plan and lay out work in accordance with the drawings, sketches, blueprints, and own knowledge of required work to be performed. Determine the layout and work sequences and types of lumber or special related materials.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of up to 25% of the time.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an Carpenter without more than normal supervision to include (1) the operation of general and precision carpentry and woodworking equipment; Interpreting drawings, blueprints, and specifications and determining the layout and work sequences and types of lumbar or special related materials; (2) Planning and accomplishing a wide range of work sequences ranging from basic repairs to complex project segments with minimal supervision or review of work in progress; (3) Evaluating problems and determining how or what repairs to make and the type and grade of wood or appropriate wood substitute materials and type of tools to use; AND (4) Producing finished products with precise fits, accurate dimensions, and acceptable appearance. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. To meet the basic eligibility, you must receive at least two points on the screen-out element indicated above and must have an average of two points on all the job elements listed below. Your application will be further evaluated to determine if you meet the best qualified cut-off for referral to the selecting official. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal SupervisionAbility to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprint reading)Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and EquipmentKnowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.Knowledge of MaterialsMeasurement and LayoutTechnical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic) Physical Efforts: Usually works at benches or while material is on supports. Required to work in standing, stooping, and bending positions. Also work on ladders and scaffolds requiring employee to do overhead work in a stretched, cramped, or awkward position. Arm movement is considerable. May occasionally lift and carry items weighing about 50 pounds. Working Conditions: Work is performed in a shop area where worker is subject to cuts from hand and powered tools and danger from flying splinters and chips. Work may be unpleasant due to dust in the air. Work is also performed outside where protection from weather conditions is limited to unheated protective shells.

Contacts

• Address GN-W0MLAA TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT DO NOT MAIL Tobyhanna, PA 18466 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk