UXO Technician I - Mojave, CA - Field Start Date - 9 November

Weston Solutions•West Chester, PA

About The Position

The UXO Technician I identifies and classifies unexploded ordnance (UXO), discarded military munitions (DMM), and their fuses, and excavates and moves munitions determined to be acceptable for movement. The technician must be able to perform the responsibilities of UXO Sweep Personnel. The role includes recognizing military munitions and possible fuses and assessing their condition. Munitions may include bombs, guided missiles, projectiles, rockets, land mines and associated components, pyrotechnic items, military explosives, demolition materials, grenades, and submunitions. The technician may also transport materials determined safe for transport, prepare firing systems for demilitarization, operate personnel decontamination stations, assist with MPPEH inspections, and construct UXO-related protective works.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Graduate of a formal UXO training course of instruction or required Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) assistant courses.
Problem sensitivity: ability to recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
Deductive reasoning: ability to apply general rules to specific problems and produce sensible answers.
Ability to perform physical activities involving substantial use of arms and legs and whole-body movement, including climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
Ability to identify information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Ability to operate detection and geophysical sensing equipment and transport non-hazardous materials using various equipment and vehicles.

Nice To Haves

For divers conducting underwater detection and identification of munitions: completion of both the basic and underwater portions of NAVSCOLEOD training or a foreign equivalent.

Responsibilities

Reconnoiter and classify UXO and DMM.
Identify types of military munitions, possible fuses, and their condition.
Excavate subsurface UXO and DMM.
Move and consolidate UXO and DMM determined acceptable for movement within a Munitions Response Site (MRS) or Munitions Response Area (MRA).
Transport demolition materials and UXO and DMM determined safe for transport over public roads.
Prepare electric and non-electric firing systems for demilitarization operations.
Operate personnel decontamination stations.
Assist in inspecting Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH) for explosive hazards.
Construct UXO-related protective works.
Perform the responsibilities of UXO Sweep Personnel.
Operate detection and geophysical sensing equipment to locate UXO and transport non-hazardous materials using various equipment and vehicles.