This position is located at Bureau of Engraving and Printing, within the Carpentry, Paint, Masonry, & Insulator Shop. As a Carpenter, you will perform general carpentry work involved in the construction, alteration, repair, and maintenance of the Bureau's buildings as well as cabinet work such as designing, making, and repairing office furniture, equipment, and display cases.

Duties

As a Carpenter, you will: Build scaffolding by cutting timbers to necessary lengths, assembling, and nailing cross braces to vertical supports, and nailing planks to form platforms and walkways. Construct wooden forms for pouring concrete walks, press foundations, Vault walls, and floors. Construct new or relocate old room partitions and install the necessary bracing as well as disassemble and relocate systems furniture. Make and install new or repair old window sashes, window frames, doors, door frames, window and door trim, and other interior and exterior trim and finished work. Make and install all types of moldings as well as make and sharpen cutters used to fabricate moldings.

Requirements

Qualifications

If you do not meet any of the categories listed above, you may wish to apply under announcement 25-BEP-12644564-P, which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. You must meet the screen-out element, Ability to Do the Work of the Position Without More Than Normal Supervision, normally addressed at the beginning of the online questions. To meet the screen-out element, applicants must have: I have the ability to perform common carpentry tasks. I can build scaffolding by cutting timbers to necessary lengths, assembling, and nailing cross braces to vertical supports, and nailing planks to form platforms and walkways. I make wooden boxes and crates for shipping purposes. I perform such tasks without more than normal supervision. In addition, you must also obtain an average score of two (2) for the following elements for this position as addressed through the online question in order to be considered minimally qualified. Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (screen-out element), Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic), Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment, Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Office of Facilities Support Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]