Carpentry Maintenance Worker job vacancy at U.S. Embassy Tanzania

About the position

The U.S. Mission in Tanzania is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Carpentry Maintenance Worker position in the Facilities Maintenance Office.

Vacancy details

• Announcement number: DaresSalaam-2026-028

• Hiring agency: Embassy Dar Es Salaam

• Position title: Carpentry Maintenance Worker (All Interested Candidates)

• Opening date: 16 October 2026

• Closing date: 30 October 2026

• Vacancy time zone: GMT+3

• Series/grade: LE – 1210 5

• Salary: TZS TSh22,193,475 per year

• Work schedule: Full-time – 40 hours per week

   

• Promotion potential: LE-5

• Number of vacancies: 1

• Duty location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

• Telework eligible: No

• Hiring path: Open to the public

• Appointment type: Permanent

• Security clearance required: Public Trust – Background Investigation

• Supervisory position: No

• Relocation expenses reimbursed: No

• Travel required: Occasional travel

   

Who may apply

This position is open to:
All Interested Applicants / All Sources.
For USEFM – FP grade is FP-09. Actual FP salary authorized by Washington D.C.

Contact information

HR Section

• Telephone: 022-229-4148

• Email: [email protected] 

Marketing statement

We encourage you to review the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.

Equal employment opportunity (EEO)

The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Duties and responsibilities

Working in the Facility Management section of the Embassy, the Carpentry Maintenance Worker carries out scheduled and unscheduled preventive maintenance and repair work on finish and interior assemblies, furnishings and fixtures in all mission buildings and facilities including residential owned and leased properties.

Job holder would repair, adjust and install doors, windows, hardware, wall, ceiling and floor coverings, sunshades and blinds; fixed furnishings; painting of various surfaces; and replacement specified glazing products with required installation materials.

Operation – 50%

• Enter work orders related to system and equipment problems and coordinate with work order execution personnel.
• Installs and repairs building assemblies (walls, ceilings, floors, doors, partitions, and fittings.), fixed and moveable furnishings and fixtures and ensures that all tasks are completed in accordance with applicable codes and manufacturers’ recommendations.
• Responds to emergency calls during off-duty hours when there is an imminent threat to the safety of personnel or structural integrity.
• Installs, removes, and relocates, repairs, various finishes, furnishings, fixtures and components to ensure performance.
• Installs, removes, relocates, repairs interior partitions, flooring, panels, suspended ceilings, counter tops, and moldings composed of various composite materials, wood and metal.
• Assemble and repair items with a variety of joining techniques, use glues and adhesives to secure wood pieces, veneers, and counter tops; erect, disassemble, and relocate modular furniture; and interior shading assemblies.
• Patching, repair, replacement and installation of drywall and plaster wall and ceiling assemblies and accessories.
• Install, replace, repair, and open a wide variety of mechanical locks.
• Addresses existing or potential problems and makes recommendations to ensure systems and equipment meet the design and manufacturers’ operating parameters.
• Orders and stocks carpentry and painting supplies and replacement parts to ensure availability for future needs.
• Assists in developing and executing testing and inspection checklists to ensure quality work by contractors and staff.
• Contributes to the safety program managed by the Post Occupational Safety and Health Officer (FM/GSO).

Maintenance – 40%

• Performs preventative maintenance by inspecting, adjusting and troubleshooting carpentry shop equipment by lubricating machines, changing and sharpening saw blades, and by adjusting drive belt tensions. Additional maintenance items include doors, windows, hardware, wall and floor coverings, sunshades and blinds. Coordinates work with other trades.
• Incumbent performs routine maintenance on equipment by lubricating machines, changing filters, cleaning lines of hoses and spray applicators, air compressors motor, lines, and filters.
• Preventative maintenance includes inspections, repairs and replacement opening caulking sealants to provide weather type seal to prevent moisture infiltration form exterior elements, smoke barrier and integrity of pressurization of interior spaces.
• Provides routine inspection on all systems and prepares written reports on their condition, including all key performance indicators in conformance with the reporting requirements of the Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Annual Facility Condition Survey and Annual Inspection Summary.
• Assists in developing and executing a comprehensive preventive maintenance program for building assemblies, site features, equipment and associated components.

Logistics – 10%

• Record and compile operational data, completing and maintaining forms, logs, and reports.
• Assists in preparing documents for maintenance, repair and renovation, including soliciting and monitoring contractors.
• Escorts local contractors at post facilities when required.

Note: This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by incumbent. Incumbent will be required to perform other duties as assigned by the agency.

Qualifications and evaluations

Requirements

All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a:

• Security certificate; and

• Medical certificate.

All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and a pre-employment medical exam.

Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time upon receipt of agency authorization and clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education requirements

Completion of secondary school (O level) is required.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Education.

Evaluations

You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement.

You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.

You must complete the application form and provide the required documents.

Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed.

If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

Experience

A minimum of three (3) years of experience in the repair and maintenance of building assemblies, furnishings and fixture operations.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

Language requirements

Level 2 (Limited Knowledge) speaking/reading/writing English is required.
Level 3 (Good Working Knowledge) speaking/reading/writing Swahili is required.
This may be tested.
Please address this language requirement in your ERA application.

Job knowledge

Competence in:

• Maintenance and repair of various building finishes and assembles, components, fixtures and furnishings utilizing carpentry and general building construction skill.
• Ability to set up and operate a wide variety of wood working and metal machines, various types of power and hand held tools that meet accepted trade practices and safety procedures.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic measuring devices and recording instruments.
• Testing procedures in control assembly tolerences, diagnose faults, determine current operating function to the design requirements, all in accordance with US and host country regulations.
• Reading and working from sketches, architectural and engineering drawings, specifications and material list.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

Skills and abilities

• Ability to identify problems or dangers, report issues and provide solution.
• Communication and interpersonal skills to answer queries from end-users.
• Ability to work as part of a team, work under pressure and a tight schedule.
• A flexible approach to work shifts and answer emergency calls at all hours.
• A current driver’s license is required.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

Benefits and other information

Agency benefits

The U.S. Mission in Tanzania offers compensation package that may include health, separation, and other benefits.
For Eligible Family Member (EFM) applicants, benefits should be discussed with the HR Office.
The pay plan is assigned by the HR Office and confirmed by Washington, D.C.

Hiring preference selection process

A hiring preference is extended to eligible and qualified applicants in the order listed below.

It is essential you accurately describe your status in your application, failure to do so may result in a determination that you are not eligible for a hiring preference.

Hiring preference order

1. Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM) / U.S. citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*

2. AEFM / USEFM

3. Foreign Service (FS) on Leave without Pay (LWOP) and Civil Service (CS) with reemployment rights**

    

* IMPORTANT: US citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”) preferably Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability, equivalent documentation, or certification.

A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant.

The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain:

1. The military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and

2. The character of service.

Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.

** This level of preference applies to all FS employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.

For complete definitions of AEFM, USEFM, EFM, Member of Household, etc., please visit the 3 FAM 7210 Definitions.

Additional employment considerations

The following apply to EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs only:

• Current employees who used a hiring preference to gain employment who are within their first 90 calendar days of employment are not eligible. This does not apply when the hiring mechanism is TEMP or the work schedule is intermittent or irregular.
• Candidates with a hiring preference who have already accepted a conditional offer of employment may NOT be extended a second conditional offer of employment unless and until they withdraw their candidacy for the first position in writing.

The following apply to Locally Employed (LE) staff only:

• Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible.
• Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory, or an MBC score of less than 100 points on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible.

How to apply

Click the “Apply to This Vacancy” button at the top of the page to begin your application.

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Please address all relevant experience, education, language skills (including English), and job-related skills or requirements in your application.

You may edit your application any time before the vacancy closing date.

If you fail to submit a complete application by the vacancy closing date of this vacancy, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

For a copy of the complete position description, please contact the HR Office.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the HR Office at [email protected].

Required documents

Please upload all applicable documents to your application. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

All applicants:

• Proof Of Citizenship

• Work Permit (if applicable)

• Secondary School Certificate (O level)

• Resume/CV

In addition, Eligible Family Member (EFM) applicants must submit:

• Copy of Sponsor’s Travel Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent)

• Passport copy

• DD-214 – Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)

• SF-50 (if applicable)

Next steps

Applicants who are shortlisted and invited to take a language or skills test, or who are selected for an interview will be contacted via email.
For more information on applying for jobs or employment with us, please visit the U.S. Mission website:
https://tz.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/ 

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