Locksmith

Public Buildings Service • Washington, DC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Locksmith with the Public Buildings Service, White House Service Center, in Washington, DC, you will repair, overhaul, modify, test, and install locking devices and their working interrelationship with monitors, alarms, timing mechanisms, sensors, and other components of complete security or surveillance systems. The announcement is filling two vacancies, with additional vacancies potentially filled as needed.

You will modify and rework locking devices to meet special security objectives and work with other system components. Duties include installing and repairing commercially manufactured locking devices; modifying locks to provide new structural or functional capabilities; and maintaining safes, vaults, and combination file cabinets. You will diagnose locking-mechanism malfunctions, replace unserviceable locks, and restore repairable locks by disassembling, cleaning, and replacing worn or damaged parts.

You will make keys using duplications, impressions, key codes, patterns, pin-tumbler measurements, and key-cutting or duplicating equipment. You will plan and lay out work using blueprints, sketches, specifications, and work orders, and determine work sequence, tools, and techniques based on work-order requirements.

The position involves work indoors and outdoors, including dirty, greasy, and noisy conditions, with exposure to hazards such as electrical shock, burns, cuts, bruises, dust, and other injuries. Moderately heavy physical effort is required, including lifting, carrying, and moving objects, as well as carrying, setting up, and working on ladders or scaffolding. Shift work and/or overtime may be required. A medical examination may be required because of the working conditions.

Requirements

• Be a U.S. Citizen or National (resident of American Samoa or Swains Island).
• Meet all eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date.
• Register with Selective Service if a male born after December 31, 1959.
• If currently or within the last five years having served as a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or non-career SES employee in the Executive Branch, disclose that information to the HR Office; OPM authorization is required for employment offers to current or former political appointees.
• Pass a Tier 5 background investigation and receive clearance before starting work.
• If not a GSA employee, have identity and work-status eligibility verified through E-Verify and resolve any discrepancies as a condition of continued employment.
• Submit to pre-appointment urinalysis for illegal drug use and receive a negative result.
• Provide a resume of no more than two pages that clearly documents qualifications and relevant experience.
• Demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform locksmith work without more than normal supervision, including work on locking devices, hinges, door assemblies, door closers, and door operators; select suitable substitute parts; and repair or fabricate devices for special security objectives.
• Demonstrate skill servicing a wide variety of commonly used locks, including repairing, replacing, or fabricating parts covered by manufacturer parts catalogs and specifications.
• Demonstrate knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, repair, and technical practices.
• Demonstrate ability to interpret instructions and specifications, including blueprint reading.
• Demonstrate ability to use and maintain tools and equipment, and troubleshoot.
• Perform work indoors and outdoors in dirty, greasy, and noisy conditions, with exposure to electrical, burn, cut, bruise, dust, and other hazards.
• Lift, carry, and move objects using moderately heavy physical effort, and carry, set up, and work on ladders and/or scaffolding.
• Be prepared for shift work and/or overtime, which may be required.

Responsibilities

• Modify and rework locking devices to meet special security objectives and operate in conjunction with other security or surveillance system components.
• Install and repair commercially manufactured locking devices and rework locks to provide new structural or functional capabilities.
• Perform preventive maintenance on safes, vaults, and combination file cabinets; diagnose malfunctions, replace unserviceable locks, and repair locks by disassembling, cleaning, and replacing worn, bent, or broken parts.
• Make keys using duplications, impressions, key codes, patterns, pin-tumbler measurements, and key-cutting or duplicating equipment.
• Plan and lay out work from blueprints, sketches, specifications, and work orders.
• Review work-order requirements to determine work sequence and select appropriate trade tools and techniques.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Sick leave and vacation time
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Thrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401(k) plan)
• Transit subsidies
• Child care subsidies
• Flexible spending accounts
• Long-term care insurance
• Training and development
• Possible recruitment incentive for new federal employees, subject to approval
• Possible relocation incentive for current federal employees, subject to approval
• Possible credit toward vacation leave for new federal employees, subject to approval

What This Job Offers

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