Furniture and Wood Finisher #676

U.S. Legislative Branch; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senate Sergeant at Arms seeks a Furniture and Wood Finisher with extensive experience in finishing furniture. This role involves preparing, sanding, and applying finishes to wood articles, ensuring high quality standards. The position requires physical effort and knowledge of various finishing techniques.

Qualifications

• Five to eight years in finishing and/or refinishing furniture.

Responsibilities

• Prepares furniture or wooden articles for finishing or refinishing.
• Sands, hand rubs, finishes, and inspects furniture.
• Creates custom mix stains and applies glazes, lacquer sealers.

Skills

Knowledge of different wood types

Knowledge of special finishing processes and techniques

Job description

The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a Furniture and Wood Finisher. The complete vacancy announcement and application can be found on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/J5NY. This vacancy announcement closes at 7pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.

Duties

Prepares furniture or wooden articles for finishing or refinishing, including disassembling furniture for refinishing then reassembling furniture once the finishing process is complete. Sands, hand rubs, finishes, and inspects furniture. Creates custom mix stains using spray toners and dyes; applies glazes, lacquer sealers and lacquer topcoats; mixes ingredients to match the color of the finish. Prepares finished samples and step-boards for client approval. Stains and finishes complex cabinetry as well as historic; performs two-toned or multi-toned finishes. Completes on-site touch-ups on items that cannot leave the Capitol. Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• For conditions of employment and citizenship requirements, please visit the job announcement on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/J5NY.

Qualifications

Required Work Experience

• Five to eight years in finishing and/or refinishing furniture.

Required Special Skills/Knowledge

• Knowledge of different wood types.
• Knowledge of special finishing processes and techniques.

As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.

Working Conditions

• Work requires frequent physical effort: standing, bending, stooping, arm movement, and hand-eye coordination and precision.
• Heavy lifting (carrying items more than 50 pounds).
• Work exposes the employee to hazardous materials (chemicals, fumes), noise, and dust.
• Work requires the employee to wear uniforms (or gloves or other protective equipment including a respirator).