Location: Tooele, UT
Agency: Army Materiel Command
Activity: JMC-Tooele Army Depot
Service: Army or Air Force
Desired Grade: E3:E4:E5:E6
Tour Description: 25-6562, Length 1 Year:
Last three evaluations (if applicable)
1. Performs a variety of operations in the renovation, modification, demilitarization, care and preservation of ammunition and explosives, ranging from small arms up through 280 millimeter to include mines, grenades and rockets.
Performs the disassembly and breakdown of ammunition items by operating a variety of machines, equipment and fixtures such as: Pull-apart or breakdown machine to separate projectiles from shell casings and base or nose plugs from bombs and mines.
Defusing, deboostering, resizing, depriming, and similar machines to remove fuses, boosters, primers, cartridges, or other assemblies or components. (40%)
2. Destroys a variety of explosives, ammunition and propellants by detonation and burning, following a variety of procedures specific to the particular items being destroyed.
Included are incendiary destroyers, grenades, and smokepots. (35%)
3. Receives and controls the unloading of munitions to be destroyed in the destruction site.
Inspects for condition and for correct lot number, unpacks and disassembles as required by condition, such as contamination, deterioration, or damage to assure complete destruction and to minimize low-order detonations and scattering of duds.
Receives and distributes initiating explosives (nitrostarch, TNT, C3, C4, etc.) at pits in quantities required for complete destruction.
Primes explosives according to type of firing system used (e.g., electric, non-electric, detonating cord, etc.).
Tests continuity of electrical system.
Covers primed pits with earth, either by hand or by guiding heavy-duty equipment operators.
Reports ready for detonation to supervisor.
Detonates on instruction.
Inspects and polices area after gases have dissipated and residue material has cooled, searching for duds or fragments requiring a second detonation.
When unexploded ordnance found is determined to be hazardous, detonates in place with a high-explosive charge.
Operates electric-, diesel-, or gasoline-powered fork lift trucks to move, stack and unstack, load and unload materials in and about warehouses, storage areas, loading docks, and on and off vehicles, etc.-Operates fork lifts capable of lifting up to 10,000 pounds to load, unload, stack, unstack, rewarehouse and move boxes, crates, packages, pallets, or loose items.
Regulates forks and truck movement, exercising care to avoid overloading or improperly stacking of moving supplies and materials.
Completes trip tickets and performs driver's maintenance in accord
Qualifications: Knowledge of the safety precautions and procedures necessary to be taken with the variety of munitions and explosives worked on.
Knowledge of the full and detailed processes involved in the production line operations for maintenance of all munitions assigned the depot.
Ability to operate a forklift (less than 10,000 pounds lift capacity) to move, load, transfer, transport and stack or unstack palletized items in a safe manner. Applicants must email the following documents to holly.c.tilley.mil@mail.mil for consideration***
Professional Resume
Military Bio
Last three evaluations (if applicable) Soldier Talent Profile (Army Only)
To apply, contact: SSG Holly Tilley - 463-298-4362