Small Arms Repairer

Summary Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: These position is located at the TACOM Field Support Operations, Fleet Management Expansion, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Responsibilities Disassemble, repair, replace parts, clean, reassemble a variety of automatic and manual weapons. Modify small weapons by replacing obsolete parts and/or assemblies. Examine small arms for defect, mechanical misalignment and malfunctions. Use hand tools, machine tools, test instruments, jigs and alignment devices in making repairs, modifications and adjustments. Operate a variety of Government vehicles to provide maintenance and repair support during field exercises and range firing, receipt and/or turn-in of property and equipment. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a Small Arms Repairer without more than normal supervision. I can 1) disassemble, repair, replace parts, clean, and reassemble a variety of automatic and manual weapons to ensure proper functionality; 2) make operational checks of repaired weapons to assure safety, accuracy, and ease of operation; and 3) operate a variety of Government vehicles to provide weapons maintenance and repair support during field exercises and range firing, and receipt and/or turn-in of property and equipment. I work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. PHYSICAL EFFORT: Frequently lifts sub assemblies or small weapons weighing 15 to 20 pounds; often carries large assemblies or weapons weighing up to 50 pounds. Work requires walking, bending, and long periods of standing. WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is usually performed in well-lighted, heated, and ventilated shops with occasional trips to firing ranges; shop floors are usually concrete. Exposure to excessive noise from test firing weapons; possible injury due to handling tools and weapons; contact with dirt, grease, dust, solvents, and fumes; and more serious injury when unloading jammed or misfired weapons,ricochet bullets, and acids. Education Additional Information Fort Leonard Wood is located in the beautiful South-Central Missouri Ozarks. The Fort covers more than 61,000 acres and is located in Pulaski County, bordering Waynesville/St. Robert and Interstate 44. St. Louis is a 2-hour drive east and Springfield is a 1-hour drive west of Fort Leonard Wood. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Materiel Maintenance Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.