SMALL ARMS REPAIRER (TITLE 32)

Summary

This is a National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Position. This is a Permanent WG-6610-09 SMALL ARMS REPAIRER (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D1227000 and is part of the MO Combined Support Maintenance Shop.

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 use in national competition, by increasing their accuracy and reliability beyond factory specifications.
• •This process involves selecting, fitting, and altering parts to improve the weapon.
• •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 and assemblies.
• •Modifies 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.
• •Performs overhaul, maintenance, and repair on a variety of small arms.
• •Diagnoses and identifies mechanical deficiencies and/or malfunctions in weapons.
• •Uses micrometer to measure altered tolerances and makes additional adjustments as required.
• •Anneals certain parts until the proper temper of the metal is obtained.
• •Is responsible for accountability, storage and security of arms and other sensitive items while they are kept for repair, usually in vaults with limited access.
• •Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected candidate must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Army National Guard. Title 32 employees will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor (grade inversion). Maximum Military Grade: 1SG (E-8) with date of rank after 31 July 2025 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training that demonstrates working knowledge to read and interpret instructions, repair manual, specifications and drawings; must have 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. WG-09 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have specialized experience that demonstrates your ability to repair, overhaul, and rebuild small arms for both conventional and for weapons involving accurization; inspect, diagnose malfunctioning, wear and/or damage; perform accurization procedures on weapons to improve their performance; and skill in using and maintaining a variety of hand and power tools and gages such as drills, files, precision gages and measuring instruments, magnafluxing equipment and/or borescopes to determine when parts are worn or damaged beyond acceptable tolerances.

Education

This job does not have a qualification requirement that allows substitution of education for specialized experience.