Carpenter

Carpenter

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Wilmington, Delaware

Salary Range: $30.62 - $35.77 Per Hour

Job Summary: This position is located in the Carpentry Shop, Maintenance and Repair Section, Facilities Management Service under the supervision of the Maintenance and Repair Foreman. The Shop is responsible for the maintenance, alteration and repair of all walls, doors, windows, ceilings, and flooring surfaces throughout the Facility. The incumbent is assigned a wide variety of duties involving installation, modification, and repair. The incumbent also serves as the back-up locksmith.

Major Duties:

• MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES In summary, the incumbent is responsible for preventive maintenance, repairs, installations, alterations, and renovations that fall under the umbrella of the carpentry shop. The Carpenter-Locksmith is responsible for operating a computerized system of records. The expectations require the employee(s) to perform various duties and responsibilities, some of them are listed at the following levels below: Carpentry WG-4607: Incumbent constructs, alters, maintains, and repairs buildings, doors, windows, structures, partitions, panels, shelving, work benches, furniture, acoustical ceiling systems, metal framed walls, ceilings, and soffits, gypsum wallboard, handrails, wall protection, and corner guards. Installs, replaces, and repairs flooring surfaces to include, but not be limited to, vinyl composite tile, vinyl plank, carpet, and sheet goods. Incumbent hangs items on walls using anchors, installs blocking and bracing as required. Works with metal studs, metal door frames, sheetrock and wood materials to include studs and plywood. They assemble equipment following the manufacturer's instructions. Locksmith WG-4804: The incumbent repairs, combinates, replaces, overhauls, modifies, tests, and installs locking devices typically found on doors, desks, compartments, mobile equipment, safes, vaults, and other secured locations. They manufacture and duplicate keys and initiate the keying and combinating of locking mechanisms. These locksmith duties and lockouts are achieved by using various hand and power tools, torches, reshaping parts when necessary. The Carpenter-Locksmith is responsible for the Medical Center Locksmith Program including data entry and updating key information into space files. The incumbent is responsible for the training and development of Key Control Programs for all Key Control Representatives. The incumbent will conduct training on the Key Control System and the required Computerized System Records. The incumbent must work with people at all levels concerning the security of keying issues. The incumbent will establish and maintain the Key Control System for the Facilities Service department. Welding Worker WG-3703: Manufactures, repairs, modifies, rebuilds, and assembles various types of metal and alloy parts, systems, and structures via welding processes. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Position Description Title/PD#: Carpenter/PD05666ABargaining Unit: Eligible Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/15/2026. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Other Than Blueprint Reading) Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, and Repair, etc. Knowledge of Materials Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic) 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/15/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12938557. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/

Application Deadline: 2026-05-15