ARMS Repairer; TITLE Security Clearance

Position: SMALL ARMS REPAIRER (TITLE 32) with Security Clearance
Duties As a SMALL ARMS REPAIRER (TITLE 32), WG-6610-9, you will perform maintenance, repair, and inspections on small arms and related devices. . Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list:
* Perform accurizing of national match weapons (pistols, rifles, and light machine guns) on a limited basis.
* Disassemble weapons, assemblies, subassemblies and other components.
* Examine for defects, misalignment and malfunctions.
* Replace barrels, firing pins, springs, trigger mechanisms, shell ejectors, and other parts and assemblies.
* Modify small weapons by replacing worn or obsolete parts and using hand and power tools, precision gauges, test instruments, jigs and alignment devices in making repairs, modifications, and adjustments.
* Apply final finishes and test fires and/or performs operational checks of arms repaired to ensure safety, accuracy, and ease of operation.
* Perform overhaul, maintenance, and repair on a variety of small arms.
* Diagnose and identify mechanical deficiencies and/or malfunctions in weapons including automatic pistols, revolvers, shotguns, automatic rifles, grenade launchers, machine guns, and rocket launchers, and other small arms and accessories.
* Use micrometer to measure altered tolerances and make additional adjustments as required.
* Use pre-set specifications to ensure that critical operating tolerances are met.
* Responsible for accountability, storage and security of arms and other sensitive items while they are kept for repair, usually in vaults with limited access. Requirements Conditions of employment
* This is an excepted service position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed in the announcement. This is required prior to the effective date of placement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
* Selectee will be required to wear a military uniform.
* Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
* Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
* Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
* May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
* This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
* IAW The Fair Chance Act, Agency employees may not request criminal history information at the point of initial application, upon receipt of an application, or prior to, during or after a job interview. If an Optional Form (OF) 306, Declaration of Employment is submitted prior to the point of a conditional offer, questions related to background information section may not be asked.

* Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
* Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. Qualifications AREA OF CONSIDERATION:
The areas of considerations for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence,
* The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.
* The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees.
* The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible.
* The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership.
* The FIFTH area of consideration will U.S. Citizens. Military Grades:
Enlisted/Warrant Officer - E1-WO1 GENERAL EXPERIENCE : MUST 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : WG-9 Level MUST possess 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 accurizing;

experience to inspect, diagnose malfunctioning, wear and/or damage is required; ability to perform accurizing procedures on weapons to improve their performance is required; basic knowledge of other trades to modify and/or manufacture weapons parts for accurizing is require; 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;

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