Ordnance Equipment Mechanic

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command • Hill AFB, UT

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About The Position

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) enlisted position in the Air Force Reserve. The position performs ordnance equipment mechanic duties across duty sections within a munitions storage area while maintaining station readiness. ART employees are part of the regular career civil service and must maintain active membership in the assigned Air Force Reserve unit. The incumbent’s schedule will accommodate Unit Training Assemblies, typically involving one weekend of military training per month. Regular assignments are primarily ART duties, with non-ART duties generally not exceeding 30 percent of total responsibilities.

The mechanic installs, modifies, overhauls, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs missile and ordnance systems and their support and test equipment. Work includes surveillance inspections of munitions and residue, handling and maintaining conventional ordnance, managing munitions assets and records, and maintaining storage-area infrastructure, facilities, vehicles, and equipment. The position also performs and certifies armament and support equipment serviceability inspections.

The incumbent must meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements, maintain current certifications, obtain and retain a Secret security clearance, and satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical unless exempt. This is a testing-designated position subject to random drug testing. Overtime may be required; shift work and uncommon tours of duty may apply. Temporary duty travel may require flying in military or commercial aircraft, and the incumbent may need a valid state commercial driver’s license with a hazardous materials endorsement. A 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period may apply, depending on the type of appointment.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be a current Air Force Reserve member or willing and qualified to join, and must meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements.
• Must meet the OPM WG-6600 Armament Work Family qualification standard and the screen-out element: ability to do the work of an Ordnance Equipment Mechanic without more than normal supervision.
• Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed for ordnance systems maintenance, explosive safety, security, inspection, storage, accountability, and transportation regulations, practices, procedures, and policies.
• Must be able to perform configuration changes and deviations from standard work practices to achieve dimensional accuracy, system performance, and equipment reliability.
• Must be able to plan repair sequences and complete ordnance modifications, repairs, and installations.
• Must be able to apply fusing and arming criteria, technical drawings, precision measuring tools and equipment, wiring diagrams, specifications, and close tolerances when examining ordnance systems.
• Must be able to read and interpret technical orders and manuals, blueprints, schematic drawings, manufacturers’ manuals, and maintenance bulletins; use shop mathematics and handbook formulas.
• Must be skilled in standard hand and power tools used in electronics and electro-mechanical trades, general maintenance practices, and repair methods.
• Must be able to troubleshoot and perform equipment maintenance, and safely operate applicable light and heavy machinery and vehicles.
• Must maintain current certifications and obtain and retain a Secret security clearance.
• Must meet applicable Lautenberg Amendment restrictions; an individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties.
• Must satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical unless exempt.
• May be required to work overtime, shift work, or uncommon tours of duty.
• May be required to fly in military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments.
• May be required to obtain and maintain a valid state commercial driver’s license with hazardous materials endorsement.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must use direct deposit as a federal employee.

Nice To Haves

• A valid commercial driver’s license with hazardous materials endorsement may be useful if required for the position.
• A qualifying basis for authorized advance-in-hire, recruitment, relocation, or leave-accrual incentives may be considered where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Install, modify, overhaul, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair missile and ordnance systems, including support and test equipment with complex integrated components.
• Conduct surveillance inspections of munitions in stock, issued, and returned custody, and inspect and certify munitions residue and MPPEH for serviceability, potential hazards, and accountability.
• Assemble and disassemble, maintain, test, repair, handle, and transport ammunition, rockets, guided and unguided weapons, countermeasures, demolition material, and other conventional ordnance.
• Manage munitions assets by recording transactions and managing allocations, stock levels, inventories, requisitions, and disposition.
• Warehouse, handle, and transport ammunition stock; maintain storage-area infrastructure, facilities, vehicles, and equipment to support the mission.
• Perform and certify armament and support equipment serviceability inspections.
• Troubleshoot and perform general maintenance on assigned equipment, including repairs, replacements, and Time Compliance Technical Order compliance.
• Plan and lay out repair sequences, and complete ordnance modifications, repairs, and installations in the Stock Record Account Number inventory.
• Maintain station readiness and meet Air Force Reserve requirements, including participation in Unit Training Assemblies.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for the employee and family.
• PCS may be paid if authorized under applicable regulations.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized; recruitment and/or retention incentives may or may not be used.
• Student Loan Repayment Program incentive may be offered.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible federal employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed