Range Keeper

ANNOUNCEMENT NO 003-2026 BENEFITS

OPENING DATE: January 06, 2025 Retirement: LASERS

CLOSING DATE: January 20, 2025 Insurance: Medical, Dental, & Vision

Paid Holidays: 10 plus proclaimed

* SALARY: $53,643 - $66,539 Annual Leave: 96 hours per year with tenure increases

Sick Leave: 96 hours per year with tenure increases

* Salary indicates typical starting range. Level will be determined by qualifications.

JOB TYPE: Unclassified*

Current Classified employees must give up their designation to accept this position.

Establishes and monitors the Range Safety Program. Provides input for long-range plans and programs to ensure facilities are forecasted and provided in a timely manner. Monitors state and federal equipment and coordinates required preventative maintenance and repairs. Plans, coordinates, supervises and directs day-to-day range support activities. Coordinates manning for all range firing missions monthly and ensures manning for range firing missions has been requested, approved, and allocated.

Provides incoming units with safety brief, range supplies, maps, and other support documents needed for range and training area use. Acts as liaison between units/organizations utilizing the Camp Beauregard Range Training Complex. Collects customer satisfaction data and reports feedback. Provide customer service to units/organizations inquiring about resources available. Serve as the central point for control and coordination for all activities conducted within the installation training complex and Esler Airfield to ensure safety and unified operations.

Approve, control, and monitor personnel access into the installation training complex for both training and administrative activities. Assist in all range scheduling activities. Maintain current maps and overlays of the training complex impact area boundaries, danger zone diagrams, and ground hazards for dissemination of information to installation training complex users. Coordinate safety issues with appropriate installation staff including the installation Safety Officer.

Determines work assignments and governs subordinates pertaining to the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairing automated and non-automated ranges, support buildings, and training areas. Monitor RFMSS and ensure ranges and training areas are ready for units and organizations. Maintain and update RFMSS files of current and historical usage data on the installation training complex to include known hazards, type of ammunition expended on each range, dud accumulation and disposal records, and clearance status of temporary, dedicated, and high-hazard impact areas where available.

Maintain original records of current and historical danger zones, weapon system safety data, firing limitations, and survey data for firing points and impact areas within the installation training complex boundaries. Ensures that all OIC, NCOIC and RSO's have received baseline education addressing the use of installation training complex facilities, including installation procedures for opening and closing facilities, communications requirements, and medical evacuation procedures.

Coordinate, as required, with installation facilities engineers for maintenance of ranges and training facilities to provide safe operating conditions. Develop, update and publish range standard operating procedures. Assists the Range Management Authority and the Range Operations Officer in monitoring the RTLP and ITAM budgets that support the NGLA range program and makes recommendations as needed. Coordinate with local EOD, environmental, installation safety, and other involved staff organizations for clearance of specific UXO on a case-by-case basis as dictated by mission requirements.

Coordinate with state forestry and environmental personnel on land maintenance, timber acquisition, and prescribed burns of training areas. Coordinate training area closures with LWDF Wildlife Management Personnel. Ensure all WMA stations (7) and the social media account are updated monthly with current and accurate information as to UXO procedures and training area closures. Ensures all range safety markings, lighting, and signage are functioning and visible from all firing points.

Ensures grounds and roadway maintenance is performed on all ranges, bivouac sites, helicopter landing zones, training areas, maneuver lanes, thru access roadways, fire breaks, unimproved roadways and property lines. Ensure bi-weekly payroll for all state employees. Complete annual employee reviews. Supervises construction, installation, maintenance and preventive maintenance on all Camp Beauregard Training Area and Esler Airfield structures. Perform other duties as assigned.

Must complete Range Operations Professional Development (ROPD) Range Operations Course and Level 2 Range Safety Course every 5 years. Must attend Range Facility Management Support System (RFMSS) training. Must have working knowledge of computers to include writing programs to…