About the Position: This is a PERMANENT Range Technician position with the U.S. Army Installation Command, Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobility, and Security located at Fort Jackson, SC.

Duties

Ensure enforcement of the Fort Jackson range and training safety programs and that range and terrain safety operation briefings are conducted for all personnel involved in organizing, supervising, or controlling training. Review, monitor, and inspect ranges, training areas, impact area gates, facilities. maneuvers land, and live fire through patrol and onsite inspection of ranges, firing points, and units and activities on the range/training area complex. Operate the Range Facility Management Support System (RFMSS) on a government computer and local area network (LAN). Monitor the issuance, opening, check fire, cease fire, and closing of all live fire ranges. artillery, MLRS. and mortar firing points, landing zones, training facilities, and training areas through operation/communications via multiple radio nets. Serve as a Range Technician on heavily used live-fire ranges and training areas for the Directorate of Plans, Mobilization, and Security (DPTMS), Range Division, Operations Branch.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent is subject to an irregular tour of duty to cover 24 hour-a-day (must be able to work on rotating shifts), 7 days per week operation, to include holidays.
• Overtime may be required.
• Incumbent must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain a US government motor vehicle operator's identification card (OF 346) within 30 days of hire.
• Incumbent must successfully complete Accident-Avoidance Training; receive and maintain card with issue/renewal dates within 30 days of hire.
• Incumbent must successfully complete initial US government vehicle training to include use of emergency lights, 4x4 operation, situational vehicle operations provided by US Army within 30 days of hire and complete semi-annual refresher training.
• This position is subject to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban commonly referred to as the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 40 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• Pre-employment physical is required and an annual physical thereafter.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) reviewing, monitoring, and inspecting ranges, impact areas, impact area gates, facilities, maneuvers land, and live fire through patrol and on site inspection of ranges, firing points, and units and activities on the range/training area complex; 2) monitoring the issuance, opening, check fire, cease fire, and closing of all live fire ranges and; 3) scheduling ranges via computer systems such as Range Facility Management Support System (RFMSS). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Information ManagementTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address DU-APF-W6CCAA US ARMY GARRISON FT JACKSON DO NOT MAIL Fort Jackson, SC 29207 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk