Explosives Operator Leader
Summary
Leads a team assembling, maintaining, and demilitarizing explosives and ammunition components using automated machines and manual techniques.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base Facilities & the Major Range and Test Facilities Base to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Working Leader in accomplishing trades and labor work associated with the manufacturing, maintenance, and demilitarization of ammunition, missiles, rockets, precision guided munitions, explosives, and ammunition components.
Serve as a working leader providing work instructions to employees for daily explosives operator tasks.
Enter daily results into an automated reporting system (MRP) including consumptions and confirmation.
Advise workers on proper procedures and techniques to be used based on the nature of assignment.
Perform explosive production, rework or maintenance operations, such as operating automatic and semi-automatic machines using judgment and manual skill to determine how much to adjust controls or when to start another stage of the operation.
Perform manual assembly operations such as assembling a fuse, inserting booster charges and detonators, screwing or bolting down components to achieve mechanical strength.