Summary Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army. Responsibilities Perform a variety of work involving the construction, installation, repair, or modification of wood and wood substitute structures and items requiring close tolerance fit and structural soundness. Set up and operate a wide variety of wood-working machines and tools. Construct and repair a variety of items such as building frames, rafters, walls, doors, windows, interior and exterior trim, and miscellaneous items used in vans and shelters containing electronic equipment and systems. Read, interpret, and apply plans, specifications, and sketches. Set up, adjust and adapt hand and power tools to accomplish more difficult tasks such as cutting bevels, rabbets, chamfers, dados, grooves and milter joints, laminating and bonding and fine surfacing of material. Plan and lay out work in accordance with the drawings, sketches, blueprints, and own knowledge of required work to be performed. Determine the layout and work sequences and types of lumber or special related materials. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an Carpenter without more than normal supervision to include (1) the operation of general and precision carpentry and woodworking equipment; Interpreting drawings, blueprints, and specifications and determining the layout and work sequences and types of lumbar or special related materials; (2) Planning and accomplishing a wide range of work sequences ranging from basic repairs to complex project segments with minimal supervision or review of work in progress; (3) Evaluating problems and determining how or what repairs to make and the type and grade of wood or appropriate wood substitute materials and type of tools to use; AND (4) Producing finished products with precise fits, accurate dimensions, and acceptable appearance. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. To meet the basic eligibility, you must receive at least two points on the screen-out element indicated above and must have an average of two points on all the job elements listed below. Your application will be further evaluated to determine if you meet the best qualified cut-off for referral to the selecting official. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprint reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc. Knowledge of Materials Measurement and Layout Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic) Physical Efforts: Usually works at benches or while material is on supports. Required to work in standing, stooping, and bending positions. Also work on ladders and scaffolds requiring employee to do overhead work in a stretched, cramped, or awkward position. Arm movement is considerable. May occasionally lift and carry items weighing about 50 pounds. Working Conditions: Work is performed in a shop area where worker is subject to cuts from hand and powered tools and danger from flying splinters and chips. Work may be unpleasant due to dust in the air. Work is also performed outside where protection from weather conditions is limited to unheated protective shells. Education Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. This is a Career Field 29 - Installation Management position.. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. The Department of the Army is committed to the highest ethical standards and, as an employee, you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch.