Wood Crafter

Public Buildings Service•Washington, DC

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Wood Crafter serves as a carpenter-cabinet maker assigned to the carpenter shop in the White House Area, within the Public Buildings Service, White House Service Center in Washington, DC. The role involves cabinet work, including making door and window frames, paneling, baseboards, cornice trims, and mouldings, as well as constructing and repairing cabinets, bookcases, conference tables, stands, and display cases. Work may involve duplicating and repairing wood surfaces by matching wood types, grains, and finishes. The employee must have a thorough knowledge of cabinet making and skill using woodworking machinery, portable electric tools, and hand tools. Work is performed in accordance with plans and operations delegated by the carpenter-cabinet maker leader, meeting required quality standards, production quotas, and deadlines. The job involves work indoors and outdoors, including dirty, greasy, and noisy conditions, and may expose the employee to electrical shock, burns, cuts, bruises, dust, and other injuries. Moderately heavy physical effort is required to lift, carry, and move objects, as well as to carry, set up, and work on ladders or scaffolding. A medical examination may be required before starting work.

Requirements

Evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
Ability to perform cabinet-making work without more than normal supervision, including making frames, paneling, baseboards, trims, and mouldings, and constructing or repairing cabinets and related furniture.
Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, and repair.
Ability to interpret instructions and specifications, including blueprint reading.
Ability to measure and lay out work.
Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment.
Knowledge of materials.
U.S. citizenship or nationality, as specified in the announcement.
Meet eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date.
Register with Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
Pass a Tier 5 background investigation and receive clearance before starting work.
Undergo identity and work-status verification through E-Verify if not a GSA employee, and resolve any discrepancies as a condition of continued employment.
Submit to pre-appointment urinalysis and receive a negative drug test result.
Be able to perform work indoors and outdoors in dirty, greasy, and noisy conditions, with exposure to work-related hazards and moderately heavy physical effort.
Submit to a medical examination before starting work if required because of the described working conditions.
Submit a resume of no more than two pages that documents relevant work experience and demonstrates qualifications.

Responsibilities

Make door frames, window frames, paneling, baseboards, cornice trims, and mouldings.
Construct and repair cabinets, bookcases, conference tables, stands, and display cases.
Duplicate and repair wood surfaces by matching wood types, grains, and finishes.
Use woodworking machines, portable electric tools, and hand tools to perform cabinet-making work.
Carry out plans and operations delegated by the carpenter-cabinet maker leader while meeting quality standards, production quotas, and deadlines.
Lift, carry, and move objects; carry, set up, and work on ladders and scaffolding.