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ORDNANCE OPERATIONS MANAGER

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

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$90,925 - $118,204

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GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team that handles the safe storage, distribution, and management of military explosives and ammunition for Navy fleet operations across multiple regions.

The role requires overseeing daily logistics, ensuring safety compliance, and coordinating with high-level officials to keep missions on track.

It's a good fit for experienced military or logistics professionals with deep knowledge of explosives handling and strong leadership skills.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in managing Navy ordnance operations, including receipt, storage, segregation, and issue of explosives.
  • Formal explosives safety training, such as AMMO-18, 29, 33, 36, 43, 49, 51MV, 62, 74, AOOCP-I, or AOOCP-II courses.
  • More than 5 years of experience in Navy-specific explosives safety management programs (1-9) and Ammunition Management and Accountability Review (AMAR) assessments at unit, detachment, and component levels.
  • Experience providing first-level supervision to civilian staff and second- or higher-level supervision to military personnel.
  • Ability to plan, direct, and oversee logistical support, including magazine, waterfront, and airfield operations, while ensuring compliance with explosives safety and NAVOSH requirements.
  • Skills in managing ordnance qualification/certification programs and administering annual Explosives Safety Self-Assessment (ESSA) programs, including corrective actions for deficiencies.

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector.

Specialized experience as an Ordnance Operations Manager must demonstrate the following: 1) Applicant's resume reflects demonstrated experience, knowledge, and responsibility for the overall management and direction of Navy Fleet Ordnance Support operations, receipt/storage, segregation and issue experience in support of U.S.

Fleet Forces Command, 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Fleets areas of operations.

2) Application will reflect formal Explosives safety training: AMMO-18, 29, 33, 36, 43, 49, 51MV, 62, 74, and or AOOCP-I, AOOCP-II courses.

3) More than 5 years' experience conducting Navy specific explosives safety management programs 1, 2, ,3 4, 5, 6 7,8 9 assessments, and Ammunition Management and Accountability Review (AMAR) assessment at the unit, detachment, and component level.

NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for this position.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1600/equipment-facilities-and-services-series-1601/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will provide first level supervision to civilian nonsupervisory staff positions (U.S. and Foreign National).
  • You will Provides second or higher-level supervision to the remainder of the assigned Detachment employees, which includes additional military leaders and subordinate military nonsupervisory members.
  • You will plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee the work directly and/or indirectly through subordinate supervisors on a daily and long-range basis.
  • You will ensure proper organizational development and alignment of operations associated with the functional areas of the Detachment.
  • You will serve as the senior civilian interface and liaison with program managers and other high-ranking program officials at the base and 6th Fleet area of operations.
  • You will be responsible for managing the logistical and operations support, magazine, waterfront and airfield operations, and material maintenance for the detachment.
  • You will established requirements, work priorities and sequencing of operations, functional moves, equipment and material resources, and oversees other functions which affect the timely accomplishment of the mission.
  • You will ensure full support and compliance of explosives safety and Naval Occupational Safetyand Health (NAVOSH) requirements.
  • You will overseesthe Ordnance Qualification/Certification Program from all NMCLANT Detachment personnel.
  • You will be responsible for administering the annual Explosives Safety Self-Assessment (ESSA) program.
  • You will identify and implement corrective actions when deficiencies are discovered, provides interpretation and policy clarification as required or when programmatic changes are issued by higher authority.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12922192-26-KSI