SMALL ARMS REPAIRER (Title 32)
Army National Guard Units
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Posted: February 10, 2026 (1 day ago)
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SMALL ARMS REPAIRER
Army National Guard Units
Department of the Army
Location
Long Beach, California
Salary
$31.92 - $37.26
per hour
Type
Full Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves repairing, overhauling, and fine-tuning small arms like guns for the Army National Guard, ensuring they work accurately and reliably for military use.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on mechanical experience who enjoys detailed technical work and can troubleshoot weapon issues.
It's a permanent role in a maintenance facility, ideal for those interested in defense equipment without needing advanced degrees.
Key Requirements
- At least 18 months of experience in repairing, overhauling, and rebuilding small arms
- Ability to inspect, diagnose, and identify malfunctions, wear, or damage in weapons
- Skills in performing accurization procedures to enhance weapon performance
- Basic knowledge of related trades for modifying or manufacturing weapon parts
- Proficiency in applying technical manuals, regulations, specifications, and drawings
- Experience using and maintaining hand tools, power tools, gages, and precision instruments
Full Job Description
This SMALL ARMS REPAIRER position, is located in the Joint Forces Headquarters-State, Logistics Directorate (J-4), Surface Maintenance Facility and is part of the CA CSMS Long Beach.
General Experience: Possess experience or training which demonstrates a working knowledge to read and interpret instructions, repair manual, specifications and drawings; must have a knowledge of shop mathematics sufficient to use testing devices and measuring instruments; and be proficient in the use and maintenance of hand tools and equipment.
SMALL ARMS REPAIRER, WG-6610-9: Must have at least 18 months of experience or training with substantial mechanical skill is required to effectively and efficiently repair, overhaul, and rebuild small arms for both conventional uses and for weapons involving accurization.
Experience to inspect, diagnose malfunctioning, wear and/or damage is required. The ability to perform accurization procedures on weapons to improve their performance is required.
Basic knowledge of other trades in order to modify and/or manufacture weapons parts for accurization is required.
Experience to apply technical manuals, regulations, specifications and drawings to determine operation, assembly and tolerances of the variety of weapons worked on is required for successful performance.
Experience using and maintaining a variety of hand and power tools and gages is required.
Tools include drills, files, precision gages and measuring instruments, magnafluxing equipment and/or borescopes to determine when parts are worn or damaged beyond acceptable tolerances.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies: Ammunition and Explosives Firearms KNOWLEDGE OF EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY, INSTALLATION, REPAIR, ETC. Mechanical Major Duties:
- THIS IS A T32 EXCEPTED SERVICE, PERMANENT POSITION The primary purpose of the SMALL ARMS REPAIRER, WG-6610-9, is to provide maintenance repair and accurization of national match weapons. May make additional selections within 90 days of eligible(s) issuance.
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