Ammunition Inspector (T32)

  • AL USPFO
  • Anniston, Alabama
  • Full Time
AMMUNITION INSPECTOR (T32)

Department of the Army

Army Nional Guard Units

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a AMMUNITION INSPECTOR (T32), Position Description Number D2281000 and is part of the AL USPFO, Nional Guard.

ORGANIZATION: USPFO, FT. MCCLELLAN, AL

SELECTING OFFICIAL: MR. R. SNIDER

*THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO USPFO EMPLOYEES ONLY*

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Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a AMMUNITION INSPECTOR (T32), Position Description Number D2281000 and is part of the AL USPFO, Nional Guard.

ORGANIZATION: USPFO, FT. MCCLELLAN, AL

SELECTING OFFICIAL: MR. R. SNIDER

*THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO USPFO EMPLOYEES ONLY*

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Overview

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Accepting applicions

Open & closing des

05/08/2026 to 05/29/2026

Salary

$28.84 - $33.64 per hour

Pay scale & grade

WG 9

Locion

1 vacancy in the following locion:

Fort Mc Clellan, AL

1 vacancy

Remote job

No

Telework eligible

No

Travel Required

Not required

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent - MERIT

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Excepted

Promotion potential

9

Job family (Series)

6501 Miscellaneous Ammunitions, Explosives, and Toxic Mter Work

Supervisory stus

No

Security clearance

Secret

Drug test

Yes

Financial disclosure

No

Bargaining unit stus

No

Announcement number

AL-12956932-AR-26-114

Control number

868479900

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Federal employees - Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.

Federal employees - Excepted service

Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Clarificion from the agency

Title 32

CAT 1- All on board Federal Employees/Technicians within the ALARNG (T32 and T5, Permanent and Excepted Indefinite)

Duties

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1. Conducts pre-issue inspection of ammunition items prior to issue. Checks each item for restrictions or suspensions. Inspects vehicles, equipment, and storage areas reling to the safety and security of Ammunition and Explosives (A&E). Advises using units on the proper procedures for completion of documention for issue and turn-in of ammunition and residue. Performs receipt inspections on all ammunition and components turned in by using units. Assists in the inspection and classificion of ammunition throughout the ste. Provides input regarding causes of ammunition un-serviceability and takes approprie action when ammunition deteriorion is found to be other than "fair wear and tear". Inspects small arms ammunition to ensure segregion of ball and blank ammunition. Supports inspections on all A&E residue returned to the ammunition residue yard. (25%)

2. Inspects ammunition, performs maintenance, care, preservion, shipping and storage operions, assuring compliance with Standard Opering Procedures (SOPs), safety regulions, drawings, etc. during operions. Conducts visual, mechanical, functional, stic or dimensional tests as required. Uses and maintains test equipment including calibrion equipment. Sets up and operes specialized Ammunition Peculiar Equipment (APE). Valides merial to assure compibility of explosive items. Spot checks ammunition accountability, and stock accounting procedures. Participes in required quarterly inventories. Conducts causive research by identifying merial with lost identificions or found on post through verificion inspection. Researches through da bases to identify lots and des of arrival. Conducts compliance inspections on units an Ammunition Holding Area (AHA), individual unit field AHAs and unit locions if required. (25%)

3. Responsible for the requirements of all ammunition management documention. Researches, analyzes, and completes the proper and required documention of ammunition transfer records, surveillance records, ammunition condition reports, quality deficiency reports, magazine da cards and numerous other documention and/or reports. Inities and maintains inspection reports, publicions, and files. Verifies all services' suspension and restriction notices. Records inspection results to the Depot Surveillance Record (DSR) in the Munitions History Program (MHP). Assists in ghering informion for the preliminary malfunction report noting all facts pertinent to this malfunction. Confers with Quality Assurance Specialist Ammunition Surveillance (QASAS), Ammunition Officer, or other experts to arrive probable cause for the malfunction and makes recommendion on suspense action. Exhibits an in-depth knowledge of ammunition administrive procedures as outlined in Department of the Army (DA) regulions, pamphlets, and other applicable regulions. Researches and analyzes, maintain, technical manuals, drawings, and specificions to ensure assigned procedures are applicable to specific items. (25%)

4. Assists in the Nional Level Ammunition Capability (NLAC) resupply and excess management process as required. Receives shipments of all types of ammunition. Inspects conveyances carrying incoming/outgoing ammunition for damage, proper lot numbers, compibility of contents, and compliance with directives and regulions. Performs damage-in-transit inspection. Partners with approprie personnel to ensure route is established and documented; assures the load is compible and properly blocked and braced for transportion and th all hazardous merial manifests, firefighting instructions, vehicle placards, vehicle inspection reports, issue documention, etc., has been properly prepared. Oversees or participes in preparing items for transport or shipment. (15%)

5. General knowledge of ammunition processes, regulions, and inspection requirements. Develops technical expertise through schooling, technical publicions and personal experience of ammunition processes, regulions and inspection requirements. Assists with inspections and audits. Knowledge of basic computer programs. Ability to utilize computer skills in the research of munitions. Acquires a working knowledge of ammunition management systems to include Standard Army Ammunition System-Modernizion (SAAS-MOD), Munitions History Program (MHP), Training Ammunition Management Informion System (TAMIS) and NLAC. Develops training modules and blocks of instruction to train, re-train and maintain a ready force. Responsible to interpret drawings, prints, schemics, and specificions. (10%)

Performs other duties as assigned.

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Conditions of employment

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.

This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the employing ste's Nional Guard, required prior to the effective de of placement.

Selectee required to wear the military uniform.

Applicants who are not currently a member of the Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership and employment in the Nional Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.

May be required to successfully complete a probionary period.

Participion in direct deposit is mandory.

May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.

Qualificions

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military grade in the Alabama Army Nional Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Alabama Army Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Alabama Army Nional Guard recruiter ... prior to applying for this position.

MINIMUM MILITARY RANK: PVT

MAXIMUM MILITARY RANK: SFC

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Each applicant must fully substantie (in his/her own words) th he/she meets the requirements of the Specialized Experience listed below: Otherwise, the applicant considered unqualified for this position. DO NOT COPY THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FOR THE POSITION.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE : Experience or training which demonstres the ability to use and maintain tools and equipment associed with the type of work to be done, and to understand and follow oral and written instructions. Experience which demonstres the knowledge of and the ability to apply safety standards.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience or training which demonstres knowledge of various codes of federal regulions (i.e., Department of Transportion and Occupional Safety and Health Associion). Ability to respond to unforeseen or emergency situions and be able to make immedie responses to emergency situions, determine the correct course of action to mitige the problem. Knowledge of ammunition/explosives technical references, procedures and policies, merials handling equipment, and lifting gear, rail, and truck characteristics/capabilities. Ability to interpret and apply load drawings technical inspections procedures, publicions, specificions, and technical drawings pertaining to ammunition/explosives. Ability to research, interpret and apply all technical informion necessary to inspect each specific ammunition and explosive item, component, and specialized packing merial. Ability to read and comprehend technical orders, technical manuals, schemics, blueprints, and drawings, as well as communice orally and in writing to brief and provide training. Knowledge of the safety precautions and procedures necessary to be taken with the variety of ammunition and explosives worked on. Knowledge of detonion and burning methods and procedures for the destruction of ammunition and explosives. Knowledge of product specificions, standards, and associed requirements for preservion, packing, shipping, and storage to ensure product quality, safety, and protection of the environment. Ability to recognize the various munitions and explosives to apply the proper procedure for inspecting. Ability to recognize weher and other conditions th affect explosive operions and to select the alterne procedures necessary under such conditions. Knowledge of opering procedures and safety regulions and procedures applicable to firing range activities. Skill in the operion of the full variety of machines and tools in operions. Skill in the maintenance and minor repair of machines, tools, and equipment used in ammunition maintenance.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

--Knowledge of various codes of federal regulions (Department of Transportion (DOT) and Occupional Safety and Health Associion (OSHA).

--Ability to respond to unforeseen or emergency situion and be able to make immedie responses to emergency situions, determine the correct course of action to mitige the problem.

--Knowledge of ammunition/explosives technical references, procedures and policies, merials handling equipment, and lifting gear, rail and truck characteristics/capabilities.

--Ability to interpret and apply load drawings technical inspections procedures, publicions, specificions and technical drawings pertaining to ammunition/explosives.

--Ability to research, interpret and apply all technical informion necessary to inspect each specific ammunition and explosive item, component and specialized packing merial.

--Ability to read and comprehend technical orders, technical manuals, schemics, blueprints, and drawings, as well as communice orally and in writing to brief and provide training.

--Knowledge of the safety precautions and procedures necessary to be taken with the variety of A&E worked on.

--Knowledge of detonion and burning methods and procedures for the destruction of A&E.

--Knowledge of product specificions, standards, and associed requirements for preservion, packing, shipping and storage to ensure product quality, safety, and protection of the environment.

--Ability to recognize the various munitions and explosives so as to apply the proper procedure for inspecting.

--Ability to recognize weher and other conditions th affect explosive operions and to select the alterne procedures necessary under such conditions.

--Knowledge of opering procedures and safety regulions and procedures applicable to firing range activities.

--Skill in the operion of the full variety of machines and tools in operions.

--Skill in the maintenance and minor repair of machines, tools, and equipment used in ammunition maintenance.

Educion

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR WAGE GRADE POSITIONS.

Additional informion

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ).

**This position may be authorized a recruitment or relocion incentive for up to 25%. All incentives must be approved prior to the employee in processing.**

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How you evalued

You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion.

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Required Documents

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To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:

1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.

2. Other supporting documents : SF-50s and DD 214s are recommended, but not required.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:

Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

How to Apply

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To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link:

A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.

Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process .

You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion.

To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : .

Agency contact informion

MSG Ricky Snider

Phone

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...

Address

AL USPFO

1740 Congressman Dickinson Dr

Montgomery, AL 36109

US

Next steps

Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion.

Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Required Documents

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To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:

1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.

2. Other supporting documents : SF-50s and DD 214s are recommended, but not required.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:

Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

How to Apply

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To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link:

A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.

Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process .

You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion.

To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : .

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Agency contact informion

MSG Ricky Snider

Phone

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...

Address

AL USPFO

1740 Congressman Dickinson Dr

Montgomery, AL 36109

US

Next steps

Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion.

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Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/08/2026 to 05/29/2026 Salary $28.84 - $33.64 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Mc Clellan, AL 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent - MERIT Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number AL-12956932-AR-26-114 Control number 868479900
Job ID: 520702035
Originally Posted on: 5/11/2026

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