Senior Ordnance Technician — Safety, Inventory & Compliance

Cruz Associates, Inc.; Indian Head (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cruz Associates Inc. in Yorktown, VA is seeking an Ordnance Technician III for the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD. The role requires highly skilled ordnance work and independent performance with team support.

You'll inspect, store, move, and track ordnance and related materials, follow safety and DoD procedures, maintain logs, and coordinate with government personnel and contractors. Shift work and overtime are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5-10 years of experience in ordnance, ammunition, explosives, weapons systems, logistics, maintenance, or a related military/government environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ordnance handling, storage, safety, accountability, and inventory procedures.
• Experience working with technical manuals, procedures, and government documentation.
• Ability to accurately maintain records and documentation.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to safely perform physically demanding work, including lifting, carrying, standing, walking, climbing, and working outdoors as required.
• Ability to received and maintain a secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspection, handling, movement, storage, maintenance, and accountability of ordnance and related materials.
• Safely receive, identify, inspect, stage, store, issue, and transport ordnance-related items in accordance with established procedures.
• Maintain accurate accountability and inventory records for assigned equipment, material, and ordnance.
• Conduct inventories and reconcile physical quantities against documentation and inventory systems.
• Identify discrepancies, damaged items, expired material, or other conditions requiring corrective action and report them appropriately.
• Perform or assist with maintenance, inspection, testing, preparation, and disposition of ordnance-related equipment and materials.
• Read and interpret technical manuals, drawings, work instructions, safety procedures, and other applicable documentation.
• Complete required forms, logs, reports, inspection records, and other technical documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
• Operate material-handling equipment and other authorized equipment as required.
• Support loading, unloading, staging, movement, and transportation of ordnance and related materials.
• Follow all applicable explosive safety, hazardous material, environmental, occupational safety, and customer requirements.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area.
• Assist with training and mentoring less experienced technicians.
• Support audits, inspections, inventories, and customer/government reviews.
• Coordinate with supervisors, government personnel, logistics personnel, and other contractor personnel to accomplish mission requirements.
• Identify potential safety, operational, or inventory issues and elevate concerns through the appropriate chain of command.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Ordnance handling

Inventory control

Technical documentation

Safety procedures

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Cruz Associates Inc. in Yorktown, VA is seeking an Ordnance Technician III for the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD. The role requires highly skilled ordnance work and independent performance with team support.

You'll inspect, store, move, and track ordnance and related materials, follow safety and DoD procedures, maintain logs, and coordinate with government personnel and contractors. Shift work and overtime are required.