The Incumbent serves as a journeyman carpenter at the Kansas City VA Medical Center complex. Incumbent performs rough and finished carpentry work necessary for building construction, repair or alteration of any structure at the KC VAMC.

Duties

KCVAMC is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans. ,Duties of the position include but are not limited to the following: - Performs rough and finish carpentry work necessary for building construction, repair, or alteration of any structure.- Uses accepted methods, techniques and material to erect interior walls, casements, door frames, window frames, outside trim and similar posts. - Incumbent installs sheathing, floors, ceilings, shelves, bins and similar structures, hangs doors and windows. - Works from blue prints, sketches or verbal instructions to make repairs to existing structures while considering factors of structural strength, utility, aesthetics, and fire/smoke safety. - Inspects and maintains fire/smoke doors and barriers for structural integrity and safety.- Installs hardware in wood and metal structures. - Installs prefabricated metal parts and structures where incidental to basic wood construction. - Builds concrete forms, pouring chutes, scaffolds, equipment enclosures and wood foundations for machinery installations.- Builds closets, counters, shelves, bins and similar structures.- Hangs doors and windows; works from sketches. - Installs inside walls, laths (using metal laths) sheathing, floors, ceilings, stairs and inside trim. Work Schedule: M-F 6am-430pm Position Description Title/PD#: Carpenter/PD02907A Physical Requirements: Incumbent performs work inside and outside in dusty, dirty locations at extreme ambient temperatures, in inclement and fair weather, in confined spaces and noisy environments. Incumbent is exposed to the possibility of cuts, abrasions and bruises. Incumbent works from ladders, scaffolding, platforms and hard to reach places.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Building and ConstructionConstruction, StructureMachine ToolsMaterialsSafety Engineering 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Kansas City VA Medical Center 4801 Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64128 US
• Name: Brody Hillstock
• Phone: 9136839559
• Email: [email protected]