I&C Technician/Munitions Handler

About Amentum

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security, and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition, and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration, and well-being are integral to success. We are Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia and have approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents.

About This Role 

We are seeking a highly motivated individual for the role of Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Technician/Munitions Handler to support The Prototype Recovered Ordnance Destruction System (PRODS) project based in Huntsville, Alabama, within the Redstone Arsenal.  This position will be responsible for maintaining the company’s buildings, facilities, and equipment in functional and operating and condition. Work will be performed in a demilitarization facility .This is a full-time position (40 hours/week), working 10 hours/day Monday-Thursday and may be required to work overtime or outside normal operating hours (to include weekends and holidays) to support processing.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of instrumentation, controls/electronics and electrical trade functions to include modifications and revisions, and corrective and preventive maintenance on facility systems, equipment and components such as instrumentation, control circuits, pressure indicators and temperature indicators, programmable logic controllers, motor control centers, motors, HVAC units and control and power circuits involved in the installation of conduit, cable trays, raceways, wiring and other associated electrical equipment in support of plant configuration changes.
• Perform the installation and removal of piping, circuits, and associated instrumentation and equipment supporting facility modifications.
• Perform and support munitions handling, waste management housekeeping practices and other duties as assigned will be required.
• Perform hazardous waste worker duties in permitted or regulated facilities to include movement, containerization, storage, identification, loading, record keeping, emergency response and/or handling/disposing of hazardous waste such as munitions, explosives, incendiaries, pyrotechnics, smokes, and other hazardous waste streams.
• Perform all work safely and with the utmost concern for the safety of self and other employees and in compliance with environmental permits and regulations.
• Be at work when scheduled and maintain a good attendance record.
• Move unpacked munitions to the appropriate conveyor line to be fed to the PRODS in accordance with approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Perform overpacking operations of questionable deteriorated condition ordnance.
• Assist the Area Supervisor in ensuring that munition accountability is maintained accurately.
• Operate equipment in assigned functional areas in accordance with established SOP's and test procedures.
• Maintain Fitness for Duty Standards.
• Perform journeyman level duties in the installation, repair and maintenance of low voltage (≤ 120 volts) electrical equipment, systems and components. I&C Technicians may perform Electrical LO/TO zero energy verifications on 480-volt electrical equipment, after completion of NFPA 70 Qualified Person Training.
• Replace worn, damaged or failed components and fixtures in support of facility operations.
• Conduct post-maintenance testing of systems, equipment and components as necessary to complete work packages ensuring  systems, equipment and components are returned to operational conditions.
• Complete training and certification of the SDC Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS).
• Carry out or assist in the operation, calibration and performance of preventive/corrective maintenance :maintain records on all CEMS equipment.
• Recommend changes to fine-tune any monitoring, waste sampling, and CEMS related procedures
• Perform operational check, acceptance testing, and systemization of monitoring.
• Wear various levels of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) in the performance of assigned duties.
• Work near and handle explosive configured munitions, components and residues, in environments with elevated temperatures
• Maintain accountability of property, including tools and maintenance equipment.
• Understand and utilize a variety of hand tools, power tools, measurement and test equipmen