Ordnance Supervisor

Job Summary

The successful Ordnance Supervisor ensures the compliance of ordnance management policies and program, military weapons systems and logistics, maintenance data systems, and support equipment transactions; manage and supervise the storage, handling, inspection, assembly, and testing maintenance; establish work schedules, modification request and maintenance logs and equipment while complying with current directives. Utilizes well defined leadership skills; exercise critical and analytical thinking; apply effective oral and written communication skills; handle numerous administrative duties while also being able to guide and mentor subordinates.

Principal Accountabilities

• Works with other personnel or groups of personnel to resolve problems.
• Responsible for mission configuration, working with various civil service work centers with uploads and systems checks as required.
• Responsible for aircraft loads and ensure aircraft are properly configured as governed by applicable NATOPS manuals and Flight Clearances.
• Ensures work is maintained in a neat and orderly manner and that all safety rules and regulations are observed.
• May work with other groups or personnel to resolve problems
• Will instruct and assist in training of lower-level employees in proper work methods and performance of their job duties.
• Performs related duties as assigned including any and all duties of lower rated technical personnel within their classification.
• Assist other shops/skills as required.
• May reassign contract personnel between work centers as needed to support the daily flight schedule requirements.
• Directs and supervises all personnel engaged in the storage, handling, transporting, inventory, maintenance, issue, and repair of aviation ammunitions and aviation armament handling/ test equipment.
• Supervises the assembly, loading/downloading of aircraft, and arming/de-arming of all aviation munitions.
• Evaluates the aviation ordnance function for thoroughness and efficiency and promulgates changes when necessary.
• Advises the Site Project Manager on technical matters pertaining to aviation ordnance.
• Directs the Explosive Safety program.
• Supervises the requisition, receipt, allocation, and usage of aviation munitions.
• Supervises the training of aviation ordnance personnel.
• Administers the Explosive Handling Personnel Qualification and Certification Program for Class V Ammunition and Explosives and acts as the Chairman of the Certification Boar.
• Develops aviation ordnance standing operating procedures and ensures timely submission of all required ordnance reports.
• Supervises and schedules personnel efficiently and effectively to meet work requirements and to protect against costly duplication of labor.
• Ensures employees use proper procedures, methods, and practices in the performance of their duties.
• Conducts shift meetings and briefings as needed and participate in supervisor/management meetings.
• Provides, supervises, and documents on-the-job training for Ordnance personnel.
• Takes corrective action as necessary on a timely basis and in accordance with company policy.
• Ensures shop area is clean, orderly, and free form workplace hazards.
• Provides liaison between the Maintenance Control Supervisor and the work group Leadmen.
• Performs any other maintenance duties or Supervisory functions that may be identified by senior management as appropriate.
• Ensures Ordnance personnel act as one homogenous work center.
• Ensures each ordnance technician is cross trained to perform ordnance functions on ALL T/M/S.
• Ensures ordnance technicians perform VAL/VER procedures in accordance with preliminary checklists / manuals on new ordnance and new procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Experience & Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in an associated discipline is highly preferred, High School graduate or equivalent required.
  • Twenty (20) years of extensive experience/background in the field of Aviation Ordnance with (ten) 10 years of the last (twenty) 20 years in direct aircraft loading, maintenance, and weapons system testing. – Of the (twenty) 20 years of experience in Aviation Ordnance, (ten) 10 years shall be in Limited Duty Officer/Chief Warrant Officer/Master Chief Petty Officer/Master Sergeant position or in a civilian or contractor equivalent ordnance supervisory position that included responsibility for weapons systems reliability, Ordnance Certification program adherence, weapons logistics, ammunition accountably through the Non-Combat Expenditure Allocation Program, and assigning workloads as well as duties for entire shifts.
  • Must have experience supervising daily flight operations as well as personnel supporting scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
  • Must have experience supervising daily uploading/downloading evolutions and personnel supporting scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.

  Physical Requirements/Working Environment

  • Lift/push/pull minimum of fifty (50) pounds.
  • Distinguish color and judge three-dimensional depth.
  • Working environment will be both office and outdoor settings which individual can be exposed to extreme weather conditions for extended period of time.

Physical Requirements/Working Environment

• Lift/push/pull minimum of fifty (50) pounds.
• Distinguish color and judge three-dimensional depth.
• Working environment will be both office and outdoor settings which individual can be exposed to extreme weather conditions for extended period of time.