Clay Target Center Range Manager
- 538698
- PHOENIX
- GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
- Full-time
- Closing at: Feb 19 2026 - 23:55 MST
GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
Join the only state agency in Arizona responsible for conserving and protecting more than 800 wildlife species. Be part of a passionate group of people who want to make a positive impact on outdoor recreation in Arizona by managing resources for safe, compatible opportunities for current and future generations. From fishing, boating and off-highway vehicle use to shooting sports, hunting and wildlife watching, Arizona Game and Fish supports it all. Our biologists use the best available science in their management actions, and our wildlife managers are on the ground in your communities making a difference every day. Opportunities abound beyond the field at AZGFD, so check us out and see what we’re all about! Consider joining our workforce today. AZGFD celebrates the diversity of Arizona's people, landscapes and of course, wildlife. However you choose to enjoy Arizona’s wildlife and wild places, the outdoors is open for all.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department manages fish and wildlife in Arizona and under the authority of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, creates and implements scientific methods and regulations to effectively manage fish and wildlife habitat via conservation, enforcement, hunting, fishing, watercraft and off-highway vehicle recreation, and shooting sports. The Arizona Game and Fish Department dedicates itself to excellence, values its employees and supports a culture of stewardship, teamwork and partnerships.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is an Equal Employment Opportunity agency.
Clay Target Center Range Manager
INFORMATION EDUCATION WILDLIFE RECREATION DIVISION / PHOENIX, AZ BASED
5060 W. Skeet St. Phoenix, AZ 85086
Salary: $51,625 - $92,573
Grade: 23
Closing Date: 2/19/2026
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OFFICER IV
“Clay Target Center Range Manager”
INFORMATION EDUCATION WILDLIFE RECREATION DIVISION / PHOENIX, AZ BASED
BEN AVERY SHOOTING FACILITY / CLAY TARGET CENTER
FLSA - EXEMPT / SALARY GRADE 23 / HIRING SALARY RANGE: $51,625 - $92,573
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is seeking a confident, people-focused Range Manager to lead daily operations at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility’s Clay Target Center, one of the largest and most respected public shooting complexes in the nation. This is a rare opportunity to combine leadership, shooting sports, and public service while directly supporting Arizona’s wildlife conservation mission. If you’re a leader who believes shooting ranges are more than facilities—and instead are gateways to safe recreation, conservation funding, and lifelong outdoor stewardship—this role was built for you.
Why This Role Matters
Shooting sports are a critical pillar of conservation funding and hunter education. As Range Manager, you’ll be on the front lines of that impact—ensuring a safe, welcoming, and professionally run environment for thousands of recreational shooters, competitive athletes, volunteers, and partner organizations each year.
You won’t just manage a range—you’ll lead people, shape culture, and influence the future of shooting sports in Arizona.
What You’ll Do
As the day-to-day manager of the Ben Avery Clay Target Center, you will:
• Lead and inspire a diverse team of supervisors, range masters, range assistants, and volunteers through coaching, development, and accountability
• Set the standard for safety and professionalism, ensuring strict adherence to range rules, BMPs, and health and safety protocols
• Oversee daily operations including staffing, customer experience, facility maintenance, user groups, and emergency coordination
• Manage an annual operating budget, including program income, construction and maintenance projects, and business planning
• Build strong partnerships with shooting sports organizations, volunteers, contractors, NGOs, and other government agencies
• Handle complex customer, employee, and stakeholder issues with professionalism and sound judgment
• Develop staff for long-term success, identifying training needs and creating growth opportunities
• Support AZGFD’s broader mission by ensuring the Clay Target Center remains a model of safe, accessible, and sustainable shooting sports recreation
The Range Manager serves as the day to day manager of the Ben Avery Clay Target Center (CTC). Supervises, coaches, develops, engages employees and conducts other employee relation activities. Directly supervises the CTC supervisor, range masters and range assistants and indirectly additional range masters and volunteers. Oversees an annual operational budget and includes program income. Responsible for the review, development, implementation and adherence of policies and procedures, range rules, BMPS and other processes for employee and customer health and safety.
Major responsibilities include:
• Responsible for the day to day operations of the Ben Avery CTC including management of staff, customer service, ensuring adequate staff levels to meet customer needs, facility maintenance, user groups, emergency situation coordination, Gemba Walks, and other administrative functions. Reviews, develops, implements and ensures adherence of policies and procedures, range rules, BMPS and other processes for employee and customer health and safety.
• Conducts all processes related to direct supervision of the CTC Supervisor, range masters I/II/seniors and range assistants including hiring, 1:1s, annual performance reviews, coaching, discipline and other employee relation needs. Indirect supervision of additional range masters I/II/Seniors and volunteers.
• Oversees an annual operational budget of which includes program income, construction projects, range landscaping needs, facility maintenance, user groups, and management of a volunteer cadre. Responsible for and assists in developing business goals and metrics, customer service and experience objectives, budgets and requests, CMS grant objects and compliance, business strategy implementation, and project prioritization.
• Develop employees by identifying needs, providing necessary training or learning opportunities to meet the requirements of their current duties, while continuing to provide growth opportunities for their current position or future aspirations.
• Handles and resolves customer complaints, ADA accommodations requests and needs, employee, volunteer, vendor, camp hosts, user group and other customer conflicts, issues and problems.
• Provides assistance in the coordination and management of the CTC volunteer program, user groups, contractors and vendors, along with building relationships with other Government Agencies, NGOs and businesses for continued shooting sports growth.
The candidate will have knowledge of and/or in: contemporary principles and practices of effective administration and business management; recreational facility management, including operations, cash handling, marketing, safety and health compliance; shooting sports, hunter education and firearms safety/education programs and information; policy and procedure development; customer service; budget administration; public relations techniques; basic security measures; state laws, commission rules and orders, department policies and procedures; emergency response procedures; basic first aid/first responder. The candidate will be skilled in: written and oral communications; interpersonal relations in dealing with the public and conflict resolution; leadership; supervision; delegation; customer service techniques and relations.
• The preferred candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, or business or recreation management.
• Equivalent experience gained through supervisory and management, budget administration, and program management may substitute for the degree.
• Experience in shooting range management, operations and development, hunting and shooting sports related activities and outdoor recreation management is a plus.
• Our work environment offers training opportunities and encourages career development.
• Position requires possession of and the ability to retain a current, valid Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance card issued in their name.
• Employment may be contingent upon completion of a baseline blood lead level and a baseline hearing test, both which will be conducted on an annual basis.
• Position requires possession of and the ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training in accordance with Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.12.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
The State of Arizona offers an outstanding comprehensive benefits package including:
* 13 days vacation
* 12 sick days with accumulation benefits
* 10 paid holidays
* Participation in the nationally recognized Arizona State Retirement System
* Superior health care options
* Vision care, dental care, pharmacy benefits, and flexible spending account (options available)
* Life, long-term disability, and short-term disability insurance options are available
* Many more benefit programs are available
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Nicole Baker at nbaker@azgfd.gov for assistance.
ARIZONA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AMS)
All Arizona state employees operate within the Arizona Management System (AMS), an intentional, results-driven approach for doing the work of state government whereby every employee reflects on performance, reduces waste, and commits to continuous improvement with sustainable progress. Through AMS, every state employee seeks to understand customer needs, identify problems, improve processes, and measure results.
State employees are highly engaged, collaborative and embrace a culture of public service.
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements
