EXPLOSIVE SAFETY SPECIALIST

The Naval Ordnance Safety and Security Activity (NOSSA) offers innovative, exciting and meaningful work linking military and civilian talents to achieve our mission and safeguard our freedoms. Department of the Navy provides competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and extensive professional development and training. From pipefitters to accountants, scientists to engineers, doctors to nurses-the careers and opportunities to make a difference are endless.

You will conduct Explosives Safety Inspections on Medium to Small shore activities and Shipboard Explosives Safety Inspections on all classes of ships and submarines.

You will conduct Functional areas shipboard assessments to include: Ammunition Administration, Magazines/Handling Rooms, Magazine Sprinkler Systems, Ready Service Stowage, and Ordnance Handling Equipment.

You will conduct Weight Handling Equipment, Industrial Materials Handling Equipment, Shipboard Cargo/Weapons Elevators, 20MM Close in Weapons Systems, Rolling Airframe Missile, and Vertical Launching System,

You will conduct Gun Mounts, and Missile Launchers, Submarines, Industrial Safety (as it pertains to explosives safety), AAE Physical Security and Ammunition Management Afloat.

You will serve as a team member on inspections and evaluations of shore facilities, ranges, ships, and physical security; submarines explosives safety programs, for compliance with established explosives, weapons and ordnance policies.

You will participate in the NOSSA Specialist Qualification/Certification Program and other training programs to develop professional knowledge and skills required by the mission.

You will follow internal and external policy and procedures which govern the DoN Explosives Safety Program and is responsible to NOSSA for technical control of explosives safety assessments.

You will attend meetings at the NOSSA, Fleet and training commands, In-Service Engineering Activities, other military and civilian activities, and contractor ordnance production facilities.