SMALL ARMS REPAIRER

Summary

This position is for a SMALL ARMS REPAIRER, PD# D0331000, part of the Nevada Army National Guard. It is located in the National Guard Marksmanship Training Unit. The primary purpose of the position is to rebuild, customize, and maintain a variety of small arms used in competitive marksmanship.

This Job Is Open To

• National Guard and reserves

Clarification from the agency: THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CURRENT NEVADA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS ONLY This is an open continuous announcement. The initial cutoff date for this position will be 17 DEC 2025. Recruitment will continue through the announcement date until the position is filled.

Duties

• Repairs, accurizes, overhauls, rebuilds, customizes, and maintains a wide variety of small arms used in competitive marksmanship matches. Weapons include both domestic and foreign makes, military and non-military, with unusual operating characteristics and critical tolerances. Typical weapons are rifles, pistols, and machine guns, used for shooting at competitive levels ranging from unit level to international level.
• Makes modifications to increase the accuracy and reliability of the weapons. Using extensive knowledge of small arms operations and of other trades and crafts (machinist, stockmaker), customizes new barrels, fits stocks using glass bedding techniques, and modifies and precision fits the trigger mechanism and other components to obtain the desired weight and length of release and degree of accuracy required. Operates a wide variety of machine tools such as drilling machines, grinders, lathes, and milling machines used in the repair, modification, overhaul, or rebuilding of match weapons. Custom fits international-style equipment, both rifle and pistol, to each competitor.
• Serves as instructor or assistant instructor in the Match Weapons Maintenance Course conducted each year for all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Conducts classes on maintenance, care, and cleaning of match weapons for state and national competitive squads. Participates in making video tapes for these instructional purposes.
• Test fires each weapon to ensure compliance with established reliability and accuracy standards. Test fires each lot of ammunition with each weapon to identify compatibility. Maintains a high degree of safety in the shop and on the test ranges.
• Performs required maintenance and repair of conventional as well as international match weapons.

Conditions of Employment

• Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement (Title 32 U.S.C.). Compatible Military Assignment: ENLISTED E4 to E7; Compatible MOS: 91CMF.
• The Dual Status technician must obtain and maintain all military skill requirements regarding training, education, certifications, and experience.
• 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 of the armed forces, maintaining standards of conduct and appearance.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (Lautenberg Amendment) of the Gun Control Act of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• Responsible for maintaining awareness of environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements.
• For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, 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; copying from the vacancy announcement or position description may result in disqualification.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have 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 have experience or training to effectively and efficiently 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 on weapons to improve their performance; experience applying technical manuals, regulations, specifications, and drawings to determine operation, assembly, and tolerances of the variety of weapons worked on; and experience using and maintaining a variety of hand and power tools and gages.

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 of the position. Transcripts or other documentation must be provided to support any Training/Education 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: If selected, you may lose eligibility for your National Guard Enlistment/Reenlistment Bonus and/or Student Loan Repayment Program incentives. Check with your incentives manager prior to accepting an offer.
• Participation in Direct Deposit is mandatory.
• Area of Consideration: In accordance with the State Merit Placement Plan, candidates will be considered in order of their area of consideration category.
• Term Positions: "Temporary-Not to Exceed" (TEMP) and "Temporary-Indefinite" (INDEFINITE) are TERM positions limited to 4 years maximum. Positions may be non-competitively converted to INDEFINITE or PERMANENT contingent upon available funding.
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be available if eligible, subject to funding availability and TAG-NV approval; not guaranteed.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): PCS funding is NOT authorized. If you do not reside in the location of the position, you will be required to relocate at your own expense.
• Selected Reserve Incentive Program: Acceptance of this position will cause termination of Federal bonuses pursuant to respective Selected Reserve Incentive Programs (SRIP), with or without recoupment of payments already made.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications above. After the application process is complete, your resume, responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, and supporting documentation will be reviewed to determine your ability to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

1. Mechanical skill to accurize, rebuild, repair, and maintain a wide variety of small arms used in competitive shooting matches.
2. Skill to inspect for wear and damage and to identify and correct the cause of malfunctioning weapons.
3. Ability to apply technical manuals, regulations, specifications, and drawings to determine operation, assembly, and tolerances of the variety of weapons worked on.
4. Skill in using and maintaining a variety of hand tools, power tools, and measuring devices, including drilling machines, lathes, grinders, milling machines, calipers, and micrometers.

If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted or you may be found ineligible/not qualified.

Required Documents

• Your resume: may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. For qualifications determinations, it must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (month/year to month/year or present); if the position was in the civil service, it must also include grade and series. Resumes must be no longer than two pages.
• OF-306 - Declaration for Federal Employment. (Do not answer questions 9 through 13 on page 1, "Background Information".)
• SF-181 - Ethnicity and Race Identification.
• Completed Assessment Questionnaire - completed as part of the USAJOBS application process.
• A current PQR (Personnel Qualification Record), uploaded to the "OTHER VETERAN'S DOCUMENT" area of the online application manager. PQR must be no more than 90 days old at the time of application. An ORB/ERB is acceptable in the absence of a PQR; Air Force personnel submit a current Record of Individual Person (RIP).
• Any additional supporting documentation (certificates, licenses, transcripts, etc.) used to support qualifications.

Documents NOT accepted: photographs, copies of position descriptions, performance ratings, awards, and letters of recommendation. Failure to submit any required document by the closing date will result in removal from consideration.

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 Time on the closing date to receive consideration.

To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account (or create one) to apply. Follow the prompts to select your resume and other supporting documents; uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan. Complete the Occupational Questionnaire, verify the required documentation is included, and submit the application.

Do not email applications directly to the HRO unless there are extenuating circumstances; in that event, call the HRO contact listed.

Agency Contact

• Name: LLOYD ALLEN
• Phone: (702)632-0343
• Email: lloyd.d.allen.mil@army.mil
• Address: NV CSMS 2, 6520 N. Range Road, Las Vegas, NV 89165, US