WOOD WORKER (TITLE 32)

Summary THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a WOOD WORKER (TITLE 32), Position Description Number NGD1218000 and is part of the TN ARMY National Guard. Learn more about this agency Duties As a WOOD WORKER, WG-4604-08, you will plan, construct, and repair a wide range of custom wood containers, parts, and items, of irregular shapes and sizes, in support of maintenance activities. Resolve complex construction problems and use special bracing requirements for heavy items (automotive equipment, truck beds), sensitive equipment and items (hazardous materials), delicate and sensitive electronic equipment (calibration items), etc. Plan and lay out work and materials in accordance with blueprints, drawings, specifications, and knowledge of custom wood and wood substitute items. Set up and use a variety of stationary power tools to make construction features such as joints and grooves, e.g., rabbeted edge lap joints; tongue and grove and doweled edge joints; end lap joints; dado and dado rabbet grooves and joints; and locked corners. Maintain and perform operator preventive maintenance on tools and equipment, to include lubrication of power tools and sharpening of saw blades. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of employment NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a trial period. Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. Preplacement Medical Requirements: Selectee will be required to undergo medical testing, at the expense of the government, prior to beginning employment. Medical tests are used to determine fitness and eligibility for employment. Acceptance of a Federal position may terminate Tricare Reserve Select eligibility. For positions requiring a security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver’s license for the state in which they live or are principally employed. - Applicants who are not currently a member of the Tennessee National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the military grade(s) specified in the qualifications section of this announcement. Qualifications Military Grades: E-1 through E-7 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training which demonstrates the ability to use hand and powered tools, machines, and measuring and squaring devices to cut, nail, staple, screw, bolt or fasten wood and wood-like boards, sheets, parts, or sections. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 1-year at the next lowest WG level or 12 months experience in woodworking techniques to improvise or modify construction plans and patterns; experience in making non-standard containers that incorporate several irregular shapes, sizes, and features; experience in operating woodworking machines to make varied and complex construction features; experience machining complex joints; experience that provides a thorough knowledge of the characteristics of hard and soft woods and wood substitutes used in container construction and repair; experience in determining the type and extent of construction or repair necessary to modify and restore standard and nonstandard containers. Education Education Requirement: None Substitution of Education to qualify for this position is not available. Additional information If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)). MILITARY MEMBERS WITH INCENTIVES: Upon acceptance of a military technician position military members who are currently receiving a military Reenlistment/Extension Bonus (REB), SLRP, or GI Bill-SR Kicker may lose incentive eligibility and may be subject to termination or suspension of incentive (includes indefinite and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 179 days in any continuous 12-month period). 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