Lead Gunsmith

Join CAL FIRE; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join CAL FIRE is seeking a journeyperson gunsmith to lay out, lead, direct and assist gunsmiths in maintenance and repair of small arms, and to train staff in new equipment as it comes online.

The role requires experience as a lead gunsmith or supervisor of gunsmiths and/or as an instructor in firearms or gunsmithing at an accredited college or gunsmith school. Position location details are in the Eligible List Information section.

Qualifications

• Experience as a lead gunsmith or supervisor of gunsmiths and/or experience as a firearms, weapons safety or gunsmithing instructor in an accredited college or gunsmith school.

Responsibilities

• Lays out, leads, directs and assists gunsmiths with the work and performs the duties of a journeyperson in the maintenance and repair of small arms.
• Trains staff in the maintenance and repair of new equipment, such as automatic weapons, as the new equipment comes on line.
• Solicits competitive pricing and contracts and negotiates with outside vendors for parts and servicing contracts.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and equipment; maintains reference materials and service records on all departmental weapons.
• Maintains Special Delegation fund; prepares annual weapon repair budget; conducts ballistics testing on weapons and bullets and acts as expert witness.
• Instructs officer trainees and field weapons officer training courses on weapon maintenance; has the final level of review of all repaired weapons prior to return to individual officers.

Skills

Lead gunsmith

Gunsmith supervisor

Instructor in gunsmithing

Education

Accredited college or gunsmith school

Job description

Lays out, leads, directs and assists gunsmiths with the work and performs the duties of a journeyperson in the maintenance and repair of small arms; trains staff in the maintenance and repair of new equipment, such as automatic weapons, as the new equipment comes on line; solicits competitive pricing; contracts and negotiates with outside vendors for parts and servicing contracts; maintains inventory of supplies and equipment; maintains reference materials and service records on all departmental weapons; maintains Special Delegation fund; prepares annual weapon repair budget; conducts ballistics testing on weapons and bullets and acts as expert witness; instructs officer trainees and field weapons officer training courses on weapon maintenance; has the final level of review of all repaired weapons prior to return to individual officers.

Experience as a lead gunsmith or supervisor of gunsmiths and/or experience as a firearms, weapons safety or gunsmithing instructor in an accredited college or gunsmith school.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.