Explosive Test Operator - Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of more qualified personnel, the Explosive Test Operator performs tasks associated with testing track or wheeled combat vehicles, including operating and maintaining vehicles, weapons, systems, and communication equipment in support of firing programs and test missions on and off test courses and firing ranges. The role includes handling, inspecting, modifying, testing, storing, and disposing of ammunition and explosives, as well as collecting test data and preparing inspection reports. The position may involve work in ammunition, weapons, environmental conditioning, or ballistics. It also supports hazardous waste munitions management, ammunition and explosives accountability, ammunition processing, job-related training, and munitions research. Work is primarily performed in the field, sometimes in an environmentally controlled office. The position is onsite in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Requirements

Certificate of Completion from the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD).
Sufficient UXO personnel qualifications in accordance with Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board Technical Paper 18 to accomplish UXO and MPPEH missions.
Ammunition Skill Level III Certification in accordance with ATC Regulation 350-8 within 9 months of employment.
Explosive Test Operator Certification in accordance with ATC Regulation 350-7 within 9 months of employment.
HAZWOPER certification within 6 months of employment.
Class C Commercial Driver’s License endorsed for Hazardous Materials and unrestricted for air brakes.
License to operate forklifts up to 25,000 pounds, backhoes, farm tractors, bulldozers, and other required support equipment.
Clearance for unaccompanied access to Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives within 6 months of employment.
Respiratory Protection qualification, including medical screening, fit checks, and training.
U.S. citizenship.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Valid driver’s license without special restrictions.
Ability to pass pre-employment drug screening and periodic retesting.
Ability to successfully complete a background screening.
Possess or be able to obtain a security clearance before employment and maintain it for the duration of employment.
Ability to lift 105 pounds chest high repeatedly without assistance during the duty day.
Ability to lift and transport 105 pounds unassisted over level ground for 50 feet.
Ability to ascend and descend equipment.
Tolerance for frequent weapons systems firings.
No color vision deficiency.
Good manual dexterity.
Ability to wear appropriate personal protective equipment for assigned tasks.

Responsibilities

Provide technical advice and perform operations related to ammunition and high explosives.
Apply applicable standard operating procedures and risk assessments when inspecting or modifying domestic or foreign ammunition and explosives.
Review models, drawings, X-rays, and schematic diagrams before modifying ammunition or explosives.
Plan safe and effective ammunition modifications for static detonation.
Review test plans to ensure technical test requirements are met.
Collect test data and prepare inspection reports on munitions before and after rough-handling, packaging, or transportation tests, and on fired and recovered munitions.
Prepare explosive charges for static detonation tests and use series, parallel, and combination firing circuits to fire charges.
Search firing and recovery ranges for hazardous unexploded ordnance and live or inert ammunition components.
Collect unserviceable, deteriorated, and obsolete explosives, residue, ammunition, and ammunition components from loading plants, test sites, and storage areas.
Prepare demolition pits, determine item compatibility for destruction, and conduct burning or detonation in accordance with applicable environmental regulations and permits.
Operate, adjust, set up, and maintain specialized ammunition equipment and locally fabricated equipment.
Operate heavy machinery directly or by remote control from behind barricades or inside bomb proofs.
Use hand tools and devices for ammunition processing, residual propellant decontamination, and tracer demilitarization.
Use magnetometers to search for unexploded ordnance.
Assist with hazardous waste munitions management and ensure compliant receipt, labeling, marking, handling, storage, packaging, inventory, and record-keeping.
Perform required inspections of Satellite Accumulation Sites, Temporary Storage Sites, Temporary Storage Disposal Facilities, and Open Burning/Open Detonation operations.
Perform ammunition and explosives accountability functions, including physical inventories, data input and output, compatibility storage, research, and ammunition warehousing.
Process the issue and turn-in of ammunition and explosive materials.
Prepare Job Hazard Analyses and conduct or participate in Hazard Analysis Working Groups for ammunition processes and modifications.
Provide job-related training and conduct munitions-related research.