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Summary
This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief of Operations, Superintendent, House Office Buildings, Assistant Superintendent, Tenant Services Division, Carpentry Branch. The selectee’s tasks involves the construction and repair of wooden items including furniture, cabinets, desks and decorative wood work with intricate and detailed features.
Duties
Tour of Duty: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and may change due to operational needs.
This is a career ladder position requiring the selectee to perform progressively more complex duties and responsibilities leading to the full performance level.
The selectee for this position will:
- Perform routine wood crafting tasks, such as selecting, cutting, turning, shaping, joining, bonding, fitting and assembling materials and parts to construct high-grade wooden items, such as cabinetry, furniture and decorative woodwork for offices, conference rooms and public areas.
- Repair wooden items by measuring, cutting, fitting and shaping new or broken parts and replacing marred surfaces with matching wood.
- Assist in the fabrication and/or construction of woodwork items requiring work to close tolerances, exact fit and structural soundness, such as cabinets, tables, book shelves, stand up desks, racks and other items.
- Select, cut, turn, shape, join, bond, fit and assemble wooden materials and parts using the full range of hand and power woodworking tools, machines and techniques.
- Operate hand and powered woodworking machinery, such as a planer, joiner, hand saw, turning lathe, moulder, mortiser, table saw, cut-off saw, boring machine, sander, shaper and drill press.
- Construct, alter, install and maintain, custom shipping or storage containers for items of irregular size, shape or features, such as heavy industrial equipment or delicate instruments.
- Construct items such as decking, shelving, siding or scaffolding. Assemble materials and parts to construct decorative wooden items. Shapes new or broken parts on wooden items and replaces marred surfaces with matching wood.
- Responsible for utilizing a thorough knowledge of and compliance with applicable AOC and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety rules and regulations to ensure that work progresses in a safe manner and to initiate or take corrective action on unsafe conditions in managed areas. Provides or receives training, either on the job or through classroom training, to ensure that required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is utilized.