Amentum is looking for a Locksmith to join our team in McLean, VA! As a Locksmith, you will install, repair, replace, and maintain locks, as well as open locks without keys by picking, impressing, drilling, and duplicating keys. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret US Government clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to maintain a Top Secret clearance.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform installation, adjusting, servicing, maintaining, and repairing of combination door locks, door strikes, locks on file cabinets, desks, and other pieces of furniture.
- Adjust door hinges, closures, and frames.
- Check perform preventive maintenance on combination door locks, door closures, hinges, and associated hardware to assure that systems are properly working.
- Disassemble combination-locking devices, repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other electronic or mechanical parts.
- Reinstall new or repaired parts.
- Change combinations, vaults, and doors with combinations.
- Participate in related record keeping duties.
- Install mortise, rim, and key for door locks; replace and install all finished buildings hardware such as door closures, panic bars, window closures and locks.
- Repair locks on file cabinets, desks, and other pieces of furniture.
- Perform master key and re-keying function; design key bypass systems and maintain accurate records of such systems.
- Duplicate keys, establish/maintain accurate records of key assignments, record changes in key, and lock assignments.
- Service emergency locking devices such as panic bars to insure safe performance.
- Assist in development and revision of maintenance schedules.
- Assist contractors as required with knowledge of facilities, operations, and utilities.
- Respond to emergency calls.
- Perform other job-related work as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Two or more years working as a Certified Locksmith
- Must possess one or more of the following certifications: Registered Locksmith Certification, Certified Professional Locksmith, Medico Factory Certified Unican Factory Certification, Yale I.C. Factory Certification or Kaba MAS X-10 certification.
- Possess a valid driver’s license
- Must be able to obtain within one year and maintain a Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Private Security Registration
- High school, technical school, apprenticeship, trade school graduate or equivalent required
- Ability to comprehend written and oral instructions
- A willingness to work rotational shift if necessary, including days, evenings, and nights as well as overtime, weekends, and holidays as required
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret US Government clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to maintain a Top Secret clearance.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to write correspondence
- Completion of a recognized apprenticeship or vocational program for a locksmith
- Four years Grade 1 Carpenter, or equivalent carpenter experience, installing doors, frames, and associated hardware
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Incumbents may work in conditions that require operating industrial machinery/power tools and motor vehicles. Additionally, incumbents may participate in work that requires walking, bending, squatting, and carrying materials throughout the facility. Workplace conditions necessitate following strict safety guidelines and the use of Personal Protective Equipment. Work tasks requiring the incumbent to lift weight more than 50 pounds requires two or more persons. The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee may perform on an occasional to regular basis while performing functions of this job. The work environment characteristics describe here are representative of those an employee may encounter on an occasional to regular basis while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform these functions.
NOTE: The job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be assigned other job-related duties, within the classification, to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.
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