Overview

As a member of the military, Ammunition Technicians are responsible for all Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) ammunition, explosive stockpiles, as well as ammunition and explosives safety programs. They also perform technical inspections, tests, proofs, maintenance, modification and disposal of all CAF ammunition and explosives.

The primary responsibilities of Ammunition Technicians are to:

• Provide advice on all ammunition and explosive safety matters
• Manage the storage of ammunition and explosives
• Prepare and ship ammunition and explosives
• Maintain static facilities, field and deployed installations
• Perform render secure and disposal procedures on explosive ordnances
• Certify ammunition, explosive items, munitions and non-munitions scrap to different degrees of classification
• Conduct improvised explosive devices disposal operations
• Operate equipment in support of operations