Small Arms Repairer (T32)

Army National Guard Units • Montgomery, AL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This National Guard Title 32 excepted service position is for a Small Arms Repairer with AL CSMS 1 in Montgomery, Alabama. The position is part of the Alabama Army National Guard and requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. The selectee must wear the military uniform and may be required to complete a probationary period. The position involves overhauling, maintaining, repairing, modifying, and testing a variety of small arms, while ensuring the accountability, storage, and security of weapons and other sensitive items kept for repair. The employee may also serve as a commodity inspector during Command Maintenance Management evaluations or as a member of a Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Membership in a compatible military assignment in the Alabama Army National Guard is required before the effective date of placement; applicants not currently members must be eligible for immediate membership.
• Compatible military grade: minimum PVT; maximum SFC.
• General experience or training demonstrating knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic systems; ability to recognize improper operation, locate causes, determine corrective methods, and use technical manuals, tools, and measuring equipment for repairs and adjustments.
• Specialized experience or training in repairing, rebuilding, modifying, and testing mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems and major components of weapons equipment.
• Experience diagnosing malfunctions and determining repairs needed in weapons systems, inspecting weapons systems, and interpreting and applying drawings, schematics, blueprints, diagrams, and specifications.
• Skill repairing a variety of small arms with numerous and complicated parts and adjustments, and knowledge of interrelated mechanical systems used to check, repair, and adjust weapons.
• Mechanical skill to disassemble weapons and mechanical systems for repair and inspection, diagnose malfunctions, assess wear or damage, and adjust levers, gear linkages, and synchronized mechanical systems.
• Broad knowledge of weapons operation and ability to apply technical manuals, regulations, specifications, and drawings to determine operation, assembly, tolerances, and causes of improper function.
• Skill using precision gauges and measuring instruments, including micrometers, optical comparators, ultrasonic checkers, magnafluxing machines, and/or borescopes, to identify parts worn or damaged beyond acceptable specifications.
• Skill using and maintaining hand and power tools and gauges, including drills, files, saws, hammers, vises, and precision measuring instruments; skill using simple machine tools to alter parts.
• Selectee must wear the military uniform.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May occasionally be required to work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• Education cannot be substituted for experience for wage grade positions.
• Applicants subject to the Military Selective Service Act must be registered if required to be eligible for appointment.

Responsibilities

• Overhaul, maintain, and repair a variety of small arms, diagnosing mechanical deficiencies and malfunctions.
• Disassemble weapons, assemblies, subassemblies, and components; examine them for defects, misalignment, and malfunctions; and replace or modify parts as needed.
• Apply finishing agents and modification work orders, and test-fire or perform operational checks on repaired arms to ensure safety, accuracy, and ease of operation.
• Use hand and power tools, precision gauges, test instruments, jigs, and alignment devices to repair, modify, and adjust small arms.
• Ensure the accountability, storage, and security of arms and other sensitive items held for repair.
• May serve as a commodity inspector during Command Maintenance Management evaluations or as a member of a Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A federal employee benefits package is available, subject to eligibility based on position type and employment status.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive of up to 25% may be authorized, subject to approval before the employee's in-processing.

What This Job Offers

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