(AFG-KANDAHAR) Ammunition Foreman

Job Summary

The Ammunition Foreman oversees a workforce of ammunition personnel supporting a military Ammunition Supply Point (ASP) operation. Ensures the overall safe handling of a variety of ammunition, explosives and rockets.

Principal Accountabilities

• Responsible for the receipt, storage and issue of basic load ammunition items with assigned customer units.


• Provide a safe working environment for all personnel.


• Ensure employees are trained and proficient in their assigned duties.


• Coordinate activities of workers engaged in receipt, inspection, storage, and issue of ammunition and ammunition components.


• Oversee inventories of ammunition stored in the ASP. Ensures that ammunition items are stored in magazines or on ammunition pads in accordance with security requirements.


• Interpret and enforce safety regulations.


• Forecast workload and manpower to ensure quality service is provided to the customer.


• Provide proper ammunition and explosives storage and safety IAW applicable military and/or government regulations, field manuals or pamphlets.


• Enforce priorities and daily assignments for the Ammunition Specialists.


• Train workers in operation of support equipment.


• Provide coaching, training and supervision of ASP ammunition specialists.


• Perform other qualified duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills

• Possess the background necessary to be granted access to government computers.


• Able to operate vehicles including, but not limited to pick-up trucks, heavy trucks and forklifts.


• Able to segregate ammunition by restriction and other guidelines.


• Able to maintain hardware and software systems and manual information recording.


• Working knowledge of military ASP operations.


• Knowledge of ammunition and hazardous material handling to ensure the safe receipt, storage, issue and movement of ammunition, explosives, chemicals, or radioactive materials in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.


• Knowledge of pallet building including 463L for shipment of ammunition preferred.


• Working knowledge of the Standard Ammunition and Accounting System-Modernized (SAAS-MOD) computer system desired.

Experience & Education

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.


• Six (6) or more years of directly related experience.


• Three (3) or more years’ experience in supervising ammunition supply point operations and customer service at the team or section level.


• Strong understanding of Military and Government ammunition regulations.


• Experience in military ammunition supply and/or other military installation or equivalent level ASP support service operations.


• Prior Military and/or Contingency Operations experience preferred.


• Prior service as an MOS 89B (Ammunition Specialist NCO) or similar military specialty code preferred.


• AMMO 62 course completion and certification for HAZDEC shipping a plus.


• Forklift license up to 10K preferred.

Physical Requirements/Working Environment

• Place of duty and environmental conditions can be extremely austere, harsh, and work can be performed under hostile and life-threatening conditions.


• Working environment will be both office and outdoor settings which individual can be exposed to extreme weather conditions for extended period of time.


• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs.


• Ability to work 12 hour shifts; 7 days a week.

Travel

• Must be able to travel domestically and internationally.

Must have ability to obtain and maintain US security clearance at proper level

Primary Location: AFGHANISTAN-OCONUS-KANDAHAR

Job Posting: Jan 28, 2016, 9:15:31 AM

Unposting Date: Ongoing

Req ID: 1600333

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