Examination: Lead Gunsmith

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Working title
Lead Gunsmith
Monthly salary
$4,914.00 - $5,662.00 per Month
Exam #
1318
Deadline
Continuous
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Position Description

00106660 - LEAD GUNSMITH

Lays out, leads, directs and assists gunsmiths with the work and performs the duties of a journeyperson in the maintenance and repair of small arms; trains staff in the maintenance and repair of new equipment, such as automatic weapons, as the new equipment comes on line; solicits competitive pricing; contracts and negotiates with outside vendors for parts and servicing contracts; maintains inventory of supplies and equipment; maintains reference materials and service records on all departmental weapons; maintains Special Delegation fund; prepares annual weapon repair budget; conducts ballistics testing on weapons and bullets and acts as expert witness; instructs officer trainees and field weapons officer training courses on weapon maintenance; has the final level of review of all repaired weapons prior to return to individual officers.

Experience as a lead gunsmith or supervisor of gunsmiths and/or experience as a firearms, weapons safety or gunsmithing instructor in an accredited college or gunsmith school.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

00106660 - LEAD GUNSMITH

Experience:

Pattern I - One year of experience in California state service performing the duties of Gunsmith. 

OR

Pattern II - Four years of experience at the journeyperson level, within the last ten years, in repairing small arms and accessory equipment. (Satisfactory completion of a certified 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.)

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Who Should Apply

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

  • LEAD GUNSMITH - Open

How to Apply

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

*Applications will be accepted for this examination via electronic submission ONLY. Hard copy applications will NOT be considered or retained. 

Special Testing Arrangements

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

Application Link

Lead Gunsmith

Questions? Contact us below! *HARD COPY APPS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED*

Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Examination Unit
710 Riverpoint Court
West Sacramento, CA 95605
Phone: (916) 894-9580
CALFIREexams@fire.ca.gov

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.