ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC (Title 32)

Air National Guard Units • Fort Smith, AR

6h

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position with the Arkansas Air National Guard’s 188th Logistics Readiness Squadron. National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment is required. The selectee must be an enlisted member of the Arkansas Air National Guard in a compatible assignment, within the stated military grade range, and must wear the military uniform. The position includes work across Production, Materiel, and Systems sections, supporting munitions maintenance, accountability, storage, planning, and operational coordination.

In the Production Section, the mechanic assembles, configures, inspects, tests, repairs, handles, and transports a range of conventional and precision-guided munitions, weapons, countermeasures, and support equipment. Work includes troubleshooting integrated electrical and mechanical systems; conducting flight-line and pre-/post-flight inspections; maintaining and repairing munitions material handling equipment; recording accountable property and serviceability information; and coordinating technical reporting and updates.

In the Materiel Section, the position manages munitions inventories, allocations, requisitions, records, storage, inspection, and shipment. The work includes maintaining accountability and security controls, coordinating inventories and excess-munitions disposition, monitoring shelf and service life, certifying residue, and managing storage capacity and explosive-safety considerations.

In the Systems Section, the position coordinates munitions activities, maintenance schedules, training, contingency actions, inspections, and planning with internal elements and outside agencies. It also supports hazardous-material and hazardous-waste management and movement. A pre-placement physical is required if one is not current. The selectee must initiate or possess a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI), receive a favorable suitability determination, obtain or maintain the appropriate security clearance, and complete applicable mandatory Full-Time Support training at the Professional Education Center within six months of assignment.

Requirements

• National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard is required; the selectee must be a member of the Arkansas Air National Guard.
• Compatible enlisted military grade is required: minimum E-4/SrA and maximum E-6/TSgt. Applicants above the maximum grade must administratively reduce before appointment.
• General experience or training applying mechanical and electrical principles and performing intricate repair and adjustment of hydraulic and pneumatic components and devices.
• Specialized experience or training repairing, rebuilding, modifying, and testing a variety of major subassemblies.
• Specialized experience diagnosing malfunctions and determining repairs in major components consisting of numerous assemblies and interrelated electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic assemblies and components.
• Experience using precision measurement equipment.
• Experience interpreting and applying technical manuals and similar published materials.
• Must possess or initiate a National Agency Check with Inquiries and receive a favorable determination based on investigative results.
• Must complete a pre-placement physical if a current one is not available.
• Must complete applicable mandatory Full-Time Support training at the Professional Education Center within six months of assignment.
• Must meet military requirements without creating a grade inversion relative to the full-time supervisor or wage leader.
• Must meet federal employment suitability requirements based on a background investigation and obtain or maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• Must be able to obtain the required experience or training within 12 months upon selection.
• Must be able to obtain the general and specialized experience required by the hiring official.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, who are required to register, must be registered with Selective Service.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory; a probationary period may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, disassemble, configure, maintain, test, repair, handle, and transport conventional ordnance, precision-guided munitions, weapons, rockets, missile systems, and countermeasures.
• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical faults in integrated systems and perform pre-flight, post-flight, and flight-line return inspections.
• Assign Weapon Stock Numbers and document builds and teardowns in the accountable property system of record.
• Inspect ordnance using technical drawings, wiring diagrams, technical specifications, precision measuring tools, gauges, and other standard methods.
• Maintain electrical, pneumatic, and high-pressure air subsystems and configure munitions material handling equipment for mission support.
• Transport munitions and material handling equipment between assembly or staging areas and aircraft parking ramps in a safe configuration.
• Validate expenditure and movement documentation and perform or certify armament and support-equipment serviceability inspections.
• Maintain and repair munitions material handling equipment, including troubleshooting electrical systems and repairing or rebuilding hydraulic braking components.
• Prepare, maintain, and update historical serviceability and maintenance records; establish and maintain bench-stock and operational-stock programs.
• Interpret pilot deficiency reports and establish repair procedures for missile systems; repair, maintain, and test electromechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, and electric-motor systems in missile and decoy platforms.
• Record precision-guided munition serviceability in the Tactical Munitions Reporting System and coordinate technical-order, software, mapping, and deficiency reporting with Air Logistics Complex offices.
• Manage munitions allocations, stock levels, inventories, requisitions, disposition, excess assets, and accountable records while maintaining required security and segregation of duties.
• Schedule and conduct munitions inventories, compile inventory adjustment packages, and report suspected discrepancies, negligence, fraud, or theft to the appropriate officials.
• Maintain munitions inspection, marking, packaging, sealing, shelf-life, service-life, and residue-certification programs.
• Manage munitions storage infrastructure, facilities, vehicles, and equipment; store bulk and operationally configured munitions; and develop and use a Master Storage Plan.
• Validate physical movements against processed transactions, prepare and schedule munitions shipments, and manage storage capacity, net explosive weight, quantity-distance, compatibility, security, and preservation requirements.
• Coordinate munitions operations, maintenance, scheduling, information flow, and resource use with munitions elements, weapons and flight-line expediters, maintenance activities, and base support agencies.
• Report Nuclear Certified Equipment Program statuses; direct and monitor scheduled and unscheduled munitions maintenance; and coordinate emergency and contingency actions and checklists.
• Manage keys and high-security locks; maintain storage-area maps, explosives routes, and explosives-site information; and coordinate inspections of real property with outside agencies.
• Develop and administer combat plans, mobility packages, training programs, and munitions-related base, expeditionary-site, and employment plans.
• Track work orders, maintenance and parts status, and time-compliance technical orders; coordinate reviews with Quality Assurance; authorize maintenance work by assigning job control numbers and initiating work orders.
• Review aircraft time-change requirements and maintain quarterly forecasts and weekly schedules to manage workload against available resources.
• Maintain hazardous waste and materials according to applicable directives and coordinate movement of hazardous munitions or related assets through the Traffic Management Office.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The posting states that federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

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