Range Operations Technician
U.S. Army Forces Command
Posted: April 3, 2026 (0 days ago)
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U.S. Army Forces Command
Department of the Army
Location
Louisiana
Salary
$50,460 - $65,599
per year
Type
Full-Time
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Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves managing communications and scheduling safety inspections for military training ranges at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, ensuring safe operations in live-fire and maneuver areas.
It's a temporary role lasting up to 4 years (potentially extendable to 8) within the U.S. Army.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in safety protocols, inspections, and operations in high-risk environments like military or industrial sites, who is detail-oriented and comfortable with shift work.
About the Position: This Range Operations Technician position is located at Range Control Branch Training Support Systems with duty location of Ft. Johnson, LA.
This is a Term position Not to Exceed (NTE) 4 Years. Term positions may be extended beyond six years up to 8 years. Also refer to Additional Information for Term Appointment details.
Current permanent Army employees, please see Announcement Number SCEP-26-12925894- MP.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.
You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.
See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.
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.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
Specialized experience involves (l) eliminating safety hazards in work methods or environmental conditions; (2) implementing safety training or promotion within the arena of live fire facilities, maneuver areas, ranges, and impact areas; and (3) performing routine inspection and investigative work in enforcing occupational safety and health laws.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower level/grade position in the federal service GS-06.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).
Major Duties:
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