Wood Crafter (CNC)

Architect of the Capitol•Washington, DC

About The Position

This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings Wood Crafting Branch. The Wood Crafter (CNC) uses Computer Numerical Control technology and woodworking skills to create and maintain high-grade wooden items, including furniture, cabinetry, and decorative woodwork. The employee plans and lays out work from specifications, blueprints, sketches, and verbal instructions, considering material characteristics, tooling, durability, cost, strength, and appearance. The role includes producing complex, unique, and one-of-a-kind wooden items and specialty furniture, including work for Congressional Members. The position is an essential-employee role, requiring the employee to report during emergencies and inclement weather. The schedule is first shift (day) and may occasionally require mandatory overtime on holidays and weekends.

Requirements

Demonstrate journey-level, commercial wood crafting, millwork, and carpentry techniques to construct and repair complex, unique, one-of-a-kind high-grade wooden items.
Meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the job announcement closing date.
Pass a background investigation and receive favorable adjudication.
Pass a drug test.
Meet the stated U.S. employment eligibility categories for paid employment with the Architect of the Capitol.

Responsibilities

Plan and lay out woodworking projects from specifications, blueprints, rough sketches, and verbal instructions, considering materials, tooling, durability, cost, strength, and appearance.
Participate in pre-construction demolition projects.
Select, cut, turn, shape, join, bond, fit, assemble, and decorate wooden materials and parts using hand and power tools, machines, and woodworking techniques.
Construct specialty furniture and other woodwork requiring exact fitting and close weight, pressure, and size tolerances.
Build high-grade cabinetry, furniture, woodwork, and sculptures using CNC technology to saw and shape materials.
Create designs using CNC technology.
Develop designs, plans, and specifications using websites such as Google Sketch-Up to create rare furniture for Congressional Members.
Work on projects involving high technical complexity, assignment, and delivery requirements.
Follow OSHA safety rules and regulations to ensure work progresses safely.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Report to work during emergencies and inclement weather; work occasional mandatory overtime on holidays and weekends as required.