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RANGE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Army National Guard Units · Posted 51 days ago
On-site Ravenna Arsenal, OH $64K – $84K Apply by Aug 27, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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This National Guard position is for a RANGE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D2798000 and is part of the Camp James A Garfield JMTC, Ohio Army National Guard. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Range Operations Specialist and is responsible for ensuring safe and overall compliance with appropriate regulations and safety requirements.
What You'll Do
- →As a RANGE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, GS-0301-9, you will perform the following duties: 1.
- →Implements range operations functions directly related to the safe and efficient utilization of the Range and Training Area (RTA) complex during live fire and live training operations on multiple ranges, maneuver training area, and live training facilities.
- →Performs range safety functions to include on-site inspections of ranges and training areas, safety pre-briefing to using military and civilian agencies, investigation of range accidents/incidents, and providing technical guidance and advice to supervisors, range safety officers, and unit personnel.
- →Monitors and inspects the range and training area complex for training and recreational activities to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, procedures, range, or facility standard operating procedures (SOPS), range risk assessments, Surface Danger Zones (SDZs) overlays, and special instructions.
- →Inspects and enforces safe weapons firing and handling, ammunition handling and accountability, safe troop movement, tactical training safety, target emplacement, environmental compliance, and installation and maintenance of warning signs/roadblocks and barriers preventing access to permanent and temporary impact areas and designated hazard areas.
- →Inspects range packets and equipment for completeness and serviceability.
- →Issues range packets, radios, telephones, flags, and keys to units scheduled for training.
- →Coordinates training support materials for training units including, targets, target frames, sandbags, or other items needed.
- →Inspects and clears units from range and training areas upon completion of training.
- →Ensures strict compliance with environmental regulations to include providing instructions for thorough policing of all ammunition, brass, debris, trash, residue by using units.
- →Ensures that weather information is disseminated to all units who are utilizing ranges, live training facilities, and maneuver training areas on normal and emergency advisories (i.e., weather warnings, tornadoes, flooded crossing sites, Installation closures, and road conditions during the winter months).
- →Provides continual monitoring of all live training activities on the installation Range and Training Area (RTA) complex using Range Facility Maintenance Support System (RFMSS) Enhanced Graphic Fire Desk software.
- →Monitors the issuance, opening, check fire, cease fire, and closing of all live fire ranges, artillery, and mortar firing points, training facilities, and training areas through operation/communications via multiple radio nets.
- →As required, performs maintenance of ranges and training areas to correct minor discrepancies to include replacement of sandbags, vegetation control, transport and supervision of troop details, and policing of ranges and training areas, brush removal, and tree removal.
Requirements
- ✓Ohio Army National Guard Membership is required.
- ✓Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- ✓Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
- ✓May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
- ✓Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
- ✓MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Compatible military grade and assignment required within one year of the effective date of placement.
- ✓This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard.
- ✓Applicants who are not currently a member of the Ohio Army National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership.
- ✓If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Ohio Army National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
- ✓Military Grades: E-5 through E-6.
- ✓Other requirements: 1.
- ✓This is an Army National Guard dual status technician position which requires military membership. 2.
- ✓Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position. 3.
- ✓May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required. 4.
Personality Fit
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