Lead Ordnance Specialist - Explosives / Energetics

Overview


Responsibilities

Major Job Activities: 

Lead Ordnance Specialist responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Train, operate, and perform maintenance on explosive decontamination equipment.
• Review and implement Work Review Forms (WRF) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) prior to performing field operations, conforming to Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.
• Visually recognize explosive constituents.
• Safely handle, package, transport, and store explosive residue.
• Execute explosive sampling plans, ensuring accurate and timely submission for analysis.
• Maintain periodic training requirements as well as all safety and quality regulations.
• Assist the Manufacturing Department in the execution of WRFs and SOPs for the decontamination of explosives manufacturing facilities and ordnance storage facilities at Navy, DoD, and non-DoD sites.
• Performs explosive characterization surveys at former manufacturing facilities. Executes explosive sampling plans, ensuring accurate and timely submission for analysis.
• Quality Control.
• Technical support.
• Site Assessments and Surveys.
• Contingency Planning.
• Regulatory Compliance.

Qualifications

Education / Certifications: 

• Candidate shall maintain a current Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certification (40-hour initial and eight (8) hour annual refresher training, as required).
• Candidate shall complete and provide certificates for either the Basics of Naval Explosives Hazard Control (AMMO 18-DL) or the Naval Explosives Safety for Supervisors / Managers (AMMO-49-DL), as well as Military Munitions Rule training courses described in Appendix D of NAVSEA OP-5, Ammunition and Explosives Safety Ashore (no later than 30 days after hire).
• Candidate shall have taken the Department of Transportation (DOT) Explosive Handler physical examination and provide certification to support acceptability to work with explosives.
• A State-issued Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with a HAZMAT endorsement is strongly preferred.

Experience / Skills: 

• At least seven (7) years of experience directly related to explosives / energetics decontamination, demilitarization, and demolition programs.
• Demonstrated understanding of and responsibility for ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and local environmental and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.

Clearance Requirement:

• At a minimum, candidates must possess an active Secret (Tier 3) level Security Clearance.

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