Carpenter

Veterans Health Administration • Los Angeles, CA

31d • Onsite

About The Position

The Carpenter position is at the full performance level located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), at the VAMC Sepulveda VA Medical Center, LAOPC, and to include northern CBOC's (VAMC) in the Engineering Service, a complexity level 1-a facility. This role involves measuring, cutting, constructing, installing, repairing, and modifying building components such as rafters, walls, staircases, windows and frames, trim work, and furniture/cabinets. The carpenter will plan and complete projects to involve constructing, altering, repairing, and/or modifying framework, rafters, doors, finished paneling, windows, rough furniture, interior/exterior trim, staircases, trusses, and beams. Work also includes routine millwork, framing, benches, partitions, and tables. The position requires performing work to close tolerances, ensuring exact fit and structural soundness. The incumbent will operate and use a wide variety of specialty woodworking machines and tools, setting them up, adjusting, and maintaining them to meet required specifications. Planning, measuring, and laying out carpentry materials will be done using a broad knowledge of wood materials and substitutes, with general and precision woodworking techniques. For complex and exact projects, advanced shop mathematics will be utilized, and blueprints, building codes, and complex or incomplete instructions will be interpreted.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• Will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period.
• 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.
• The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Materials Measurement and Layout Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job.

Responsibilities

• Measures, cuts, constructs, installs, repairs and modifies building components such as rafters, walls, staircases, windows and frames, trim work and furniture/cabinets.
• Plans and completes projects to involve constructing, altering, repairing and/or modifying framework, rafters, doors, finished paneling, windows, rough furniture, interior/exterior trim, staircases, trusses and beams.
• Measures, cuts, constructs, installs, repairs and modifies routine mill work, framing, benches, partitions, tables, furniture, etc.
• Performs work to close tolerances, exact fit and structural soundness.
• Operates and uses a wide variety of specialty woodworking machines and tools.
• Operates and uses carpentry tools by setting-up, adjusting and maintaining tools to meet required specifications.
• Plans, measures and lays out carpentry materials using broad knowledge of wood materials and substitutes, with general and precision woodworking techniques.
• Plans, measures and lays out carpentry materials using advanced shop mathematics for complex and exact projects.
• Plans, measures and lays out carpentry materials by interpreting complex or incomplete instructions, sketches, blueprints and building codes.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed