Job opening: WOOD CRAFTER
Salary: $34 - 39 per hour
Published at: Nov 26 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in Washington Headquarters Services, Facilities Services Directorate, Facilities Operations & Services (FOSD), Facilities Services Group (FSG), Alterations Work Group (AWG). This position involves the responsibility for repairing and/or fabricating high-grade wooden items such as frame cabinetry, desks, tables, wall boards, furniture, and other various wooden items. The work involves shaping and contouring surfaces, precise, intricate joining and decorating techniques.
Duties
This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.
This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.
This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 1109 of FY 2020 NDAA; P.L. 116-92 and Section 9905 of Title 5, U.S.C.
Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:
Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:
Utilize a full range of woodworking tools, machines, and techniques.
Knowledge of a wide range of wood and wood substitutes
Shape and contour surfaces
Plan and layout work from sketches and blueprints
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
- Total salary varies depending on location of position
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment
- Required to participate in the direct deposit program
- This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
- The incumbent must successfully pass a pre-employment physical examination and annual physical examinations thereafter.
- The incumbent must wear protective equipment (i.e., arc flash rated suit, Tyvek suits, and respirators), while working in hazardous areas
- The incumbent must wear a uniform in the performance of duties.
Qualifications
For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.
Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/
You may qualify at the WG-10 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the WG 9 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to;
repairing and/or fabricating high-grade wooden items such as fine cabinetry, desks, tables, wall boards, furniture, and other wooden items; shaping and contouring surfaces, precise intricate joining and decorating; shaping and contouring surfaces; plan and lay out work from sketches, blueprints, makes templates and patterns; performs work using such tools as power shaper, mortisers, tenoners, jointers routers and lathes to cut, turn, shape join, bond, fit assemble and decorate wooden material and parts.
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). 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.
All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.
Education
Education cannot be substituted for experience.
Contacts
- Address WHS Facilities Services Directorate
Human Resources Directorate
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350
US
- Name: Washington HQ Services
- Email: [email protected]
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