SMALL ARMS REPAIRER (TITLE 32) Jobs

Small Arms Repairer (Title 32)

This National Guard position is for a SMALL ARMS REPAIRER (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D1226000 and is part of the IL CSMS 2, National Guard. Accepting applications open 09/24/2026 to 09/23/2027. Location: 1 vacancy in North Riverside, IL. Work site options: No remote job. Salary: $23.20 - $35.40 per hour. Full-time. Occasional travel required. No relocation expenses reimbursed. No federal service type. Represented by a union: No. Drug test: No. Security clearance: Secret. Position sensitivity and risk: Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk. Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job. Background check type: National security. Financial disclosure required: No.

As a SMALL ARMS REPAIRER (TITLE 32), WG-6610-4/6/8, you will perform maintenance, repair, and inspection on a full range of small arms and related devices. Major duties include:

• Performs overhaul, maintenance, and repair on a variety of small arms that involve numerous parts, subassemblies, adjustments, and must be adjusted to close tolerances.
• Diagnoses and identifies mechanical deficiencies and/or malfunctions in weapons, such as, automatic pistols, revolvers, shotguns, automatic rifles, grenade launchers, machine guns, rocket launchers, mortars, and other small arms and accessories.
• Disassembles weapons, assemblies, subassemblies and other components.
• After disassembly examines for defects, mechanical misalignment, and malfunctions.
• Replaces barrels, firing pins, springs, trigger mechanisms, shell ejectors, sights, safety devices, bolts, stocks and other parts and assemblies.
• Modifies small weapons by replacing obsolete parts.
• Applies finishing agents and test fires and/or performs operational checks of arms repaired to ensure safety, accuracy, and ease of operation.
• Uses hand and power tools, precision gauges, test instruments, jigs and alignment devices in making repairs, modifications, and adjustments to small arms.

Requirements include:

• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed in the announcement. This is required prior to the effective date of placement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• Selectee will be required to wear a military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• 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.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.

Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.