SMALL ARMS REPAIRER

Summary

This position (PD# D1227000) is part of the Nevada Army National Guard. The purpose of this position is to perform maintenance, repair, and inspections on small arms and related devices. The primary purposes are to provide maintenance repair and accurization of national match weapons.

This Job Is Open To

• Internal to an agency
• National Guard and reserves

Clarification from the agency: THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CURRENT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS ONLY. This is an open continuous announcement. Initial cutoff will be 09 JULY 2026. Recruitment will continue through the announcement closing date until the position is filled. This is a backfill for a deployer. Position is NTE early-mid 2027.

Duties

• Performs accurization of national match weapons (pistols, rifles, and light machine guns) on a limited basis. Accurization involves altering and refining mass-produced weapons for national competition by increasing accuracy and reliability beyond factory specifications, including peening, bending, filing, grinding, and use of lapping compound to alter parts such as slide, receiver, sear, disconnector, barrel, barrel bushing, magazine, hammer, and recoil spring.
• Disassembles weapons, assemblies, subassemblies and other components. Examines for defects, misalignment and malfunctions. Replaces barrels, firing pins, springs, trigger mechanisms, shell ejectors, and other parts using hand and power tools, precision gauges, test instruments, jigs and alignment devices. Applies final finishes and test fires and/or performs operational checks to ensure safety, accuracy, and ease of operation.
• Performs overhaul, maintenance, and repair on a variety of small arms. Diagnoses and identifies mechanical deficiencies and/or malfunctions in automatic pistols, revolvers, shotguns, automatic rifles, grenade launchers, machine guns, rocket launchers, and other small arms and accessories.
• Uses micrometer to measure altered tolerances and makes additional adjustments. Anneals certain parts until the proper temper of the metal is obtained. Selects parts of specific hardness by researching characteristics of various metals in technical manuals. Test fires weapons to ensure they meet desired performance requirements.
• Is responsible for accountability, storage and security of arms and other sensitive items while kept for repair, usually in vaults with limited access.
• May serve as a commodity inspector during Command Maintenance Management evaluations (COMET) or as a member of a Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of Employment

• Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement (Title 32 USC). ENLISTED E1 - E8; MOS 91 series, or must be willing and able to obtain in the first year of employment.
• National Guard Membership is required.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Must maintain local network access IAW AR 25-2.
• Wear the uniform appropriate for the member's grade and component.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (Lautenberg Amendment) of the Gun Control Act.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Each applicant must fully substantiate (in their own words) that they meet the specialized experience requirements; do not copy from the vacancy announcement or position description.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience or training which demonstrates a working knowledge to read and interpret instructions, repair manuals, specifications, and drawings; knowledge of shop mathematics sufficient to use testing devices and measuring instruments; and proficiency in the use and maintenance of hand tools and equipment.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience or training with substantial mechanical skill to repair, overhaul, and rebuild small arms for both conventional uses and for weapons involving accurization; experience to inspect and diagnose malfunctioning, wear and/or damage; ability to perform accurization procedures; basic knowledge of other trades to modify and/or manufacture weapons parts; experience to apply technical manuals, regulations, specifications and drawings to determine operation, assembly, and tolerances; and experience using and maintaining a variety of hand and power tools and gages, including drills, files, precision gages, magnafluxing equipment and/or borescopes.

Education

There is no specific education requirement for this position. The applicant's record of experience and/or training must show possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties. You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support any Training/Educational claims.

Additional Information

• Male applicants born after 12/31/1959 must be registered under the Military Selective Service Act to be eligible for appointment.
• This is a Bargaining Unit position.
• Applicants who feel they have restoration rights to this position should contact the HRO.
• Military Incentives - Bonuses and Student Loan Repayment: selection may cause you to lose eligibility for National Guard Enlistment/Reenlistment Bonus and/or Student Loan Repayment Program incentives.
• Participation in Direct Deposit is mandatory.
• TERM POSITIONS: TEMP and INDEFINITE are TERM positions limited to 4 years maximum. May be non-competitively converted to INDEFINITE or PERMANENT contingent upon funding.
• RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION INCENTIVE: may be available if eligible, subject to funding and TAG-NV approval.
• PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS): PCS funding is NOT authorized.
• SELECTED RESERVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM: Acceptance of this position will cause termination of Federal bonuses pursuant to respective SRIP.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications above. We will review your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with supporting documentation, to determine your ability to demonstrate the following:

• Performing the full range of maintenance repair and accurization on a wide variety of small arms, from simple pistols and rifles to automatic weapons, machine guns, and grenade launchers.
• Accurization involving modification, alteration, and machining to increase accuracy and reliability beyond factory specifications.
• Ability to identify and make decisions on parts replacement due to excessive wear, damage, or obsolescence.
• Skill in using and maintaining a variety of hand and power tools and gages, including drills, files, precision gages, magnafluxing equipment and/or borescopes.
• Ability to apply technical manuals, regulations, specifications and drawings to determine operation, assembly and tolerances.

Required Documents

• Your resume: may be submitted in any format, must support the specialized experience, and must be no longer than two pages. Must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (month/year to month/year); civil service positions must include grade and series.
• OF-306 - Declaration for Federal Employment (do not answer questions 9-13).
• SF-181 (Ethnicity and Race Identification).
• Completed Assessment Questionnaire (part of the USAJOBS application process).
• A current PQR (Personnel Qualification Record), no more than 90 days old (ORB/ERB acceptable in absence of a PQR; Air Force personnel submit current RIP).
• Any additional supporting documentation (certificates, licenses, transcripts, etc.).

Documents NOT accepted: photographs, copies of position descriptions, performance ratings, awards and letters of recommendation. Applicants who submit incomplete applications will receive a rating of INELIGIBLE.

How to Apply

To apply, complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time (8:59 PM Pacific Time) on the closing date.

To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to select your resume and other supporting documents. Do NOT email applications directly to the HRO unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Agency Contact

• Name: Patrick Quinn
• Phone: 775-884-8527
• Email: patrick.d.quinn14.mil@army.mil
• Address: NV CSMS 1, 2444 Fairview Drive, Carson City, NV 89701, US