Explosives Operator

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial & Major Range and Test Facilities Base to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Perform duties involving the renovation, demilitarization, modification, and normal maintenance of a variety of ammunition and explosives; destruction of munitions and components; and assembly of ammunition and explosives.

Who May Apply: US Citizens Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required.

However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Explosives Operator ~ without more than normal supervision.

Must possess the ability to perform common complex ammunition and explosive operation and maintenance; operate common refusing or fusing of any explosives, cartridges, rockets, mortars, grenades and other types of high explosive ammunition to prevent accidents or explosions, which could result in serious injury, or loss of life to oneself or co-workers.- Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

PHYSICAL EFFORT Work involves lifting, carrying, and handling moderately heavy objects weighing 25 to 50 pounds for approximately 20%-50% of job cycle, and lifting heavier items weighing in excess of 50 pounds for a small portion of the time, normally less than 2%.

While working on production lines where relative light (less than 10 pounds) components are handled, the incumbent must frequently stand for extended periods, and work with a rhythmic set pace, reaching, bending, and manipulating parts.

Careful attention is required in eye-hand coordinating, and in setting and attaching detonating and/or initiating devices to explosives.

WORKING CONDITIONS Work is occasionally performed outside while moving between buildings, on ramps, and work is such that occasional assignments expose incumbent to dirt and grease and inclement weather conditions.

Required to wear protective clothing such as safety shoes and goes for some operations.

Since ammunition and explosives which are being renovated, modified, demilitarized or destroyed are almost always in an unserviceable condition, the incumbent is exposed to accident and explosions, which could cause serious injury, dismemberment, and/or loss of life to himself and/or his co-workers.

Also subject to hazards of working with industrial and production type equipment, power conveyors, powered hand tools, which could cause mashed fingers, cuts, abrasions, and other accidents.

Occasionally is subject to health hazards from dust or fumes from paint or lacquers. Also exposed to hazardous noise level. Wears hearing protective devices during noise hazardous operations.

Receives routine periodic hearing evaluation at installation medical facility. Major Duties:

• Disassemble weapons such as rifles, carbines, mortars, pistols, revolvers, or machine gun for incidental work.
• Remove cartridges from rockets to re-install new components.
• Renovate artillery items into receptacles for demolition.
• Utilize powered wire brushes for maintenance of ammunition items.
• Remove corrosion of small arm ammunition by automatic machine.
• Perform maintenance for removal of items that have become obsolete, deteriorated, damaged, or contaminated according to policies.