Become a Gunsmith

  • Entry Level
  • Supervisory
  • Full Time
  • Seasonal
  • Benefits Eligible

Under direction, to do skilled work in the adjustment, servicing, and repair of small firearms; to have responsibility for the safe and proper operation of weapons prior to issue to employees; and to do other related work.

Gunsmith

Performs the full range of work involved in the maintenance and repair of small arms; makes initial diagnosis and locates mechanical deficiencies and malfunctions in pistols, revolvers, shotguns, rifles, automatic weapons, and other small arms and accessories; disassembles weapons, assembles subassemblies, and other components; 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; uses hand and machine tools, precision gauges and test instruments, jigs and alignment devices in making repairs, modifications, and adjustments; test fires and makes operational checks of new or repaired arms to assure safety, accuracy, and ease of operation.

This classification is eligible for the following pay:

$4,681 - $5,605 Base Salary (paid every month)

In addition to the above pay items, employees are eligible for medical benefits (health, dental, vision) and may be eligible for other pay differentials.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website. 

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of experience at the journeyperson level, within the last ten years, in repairing small arms and accessory equipment. (Satisfactory completion of a certificated program in gunsmithing at an accredited college or gunsmith school may be substituted for two years of the required experience on a year-for-year basis.)

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge: 
The construction, operation, maintenance and repair, and standards of serviceability of parts of the various types and models of weapons used by the department; tools, gauges, and equipment used in the repair and testing of small arms; shop mathematics sufficient to use testing devices and measuring instruments such as micrometers and gauges.

Ability to: 
Read and write at a level to comprehend repair manuals, interpret specifications and drawings for repair, adjustment, and modification work; locate and identify defects or malfunctions in small arms and make appropriate repairs; test small arms for safe and proper operation; maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the work.

Drug Testing Requirement
Applicants for positions in this class are required to pass a drug screening test. Testing of current employees who are applicants in an examination or who are transferring is permitted only if the person does not have a current appointment to a class for which drug testing is a requirement.
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