Aerial Delivery Specialist Supervisor (T32)

Army National Guard Units • Birmingham, AL

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position with the Alabama Army National Guard, assigned to AL HQ 20 SFG in Birmingham, Alabama. The supervisor oversees aerial delivery work, planning and organizing schedules, assigning and reviewing work, managing staff and resources, and ensuring safety and readiness requirements are met. The role also performs non-supervisory work in the function as needed and participates in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization, and command support exercises. The supervisor receives general instructions, standard procedures, priorities, and policies, and is responsible for controlling work operations and delivering an adequate quantity and quality of work. Work is reviewed for efficient and economical accomplishment within established priorities and controls.

The position requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Alabama Army National Guard, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. Applicants who are not current Guard members must be eligible for immediate membership at the required military grade. Hazmat certification is required within six months of employment, with recertification every two years. The employee must complete the Joint Airdrop Load Inspector course within one year and be able to pass an annual Pulmonary Function Test if a respirator is required for incidents or spill response. The role requires maintaining specialized qualification and airborne currency to plan and execute aerial delivery operations safely. Occasional work outside normal duty hours and overtime may be required. A recruitment or relocation incentive of up to 25% may be authorized, subject to approval.

Requirements

• Membership in a compatible military assignment in the Alabama Army National Guard is required before the effective date of placement; applicants not currently serving must be eligible for immediate membership.
• Required military grade: minimum SGM and maximum WO1.
• General experience or training demonstrating knowledge of equipment and practices associated with the work.
• Journeyman-level knowledge and experience planning, directing, and organizing work assignments for lower-grade personnel.
• Experience reviewing work requirements and establishing priorities to meet deadlines.
• Experience demonstrating knowledge of the various lines of work performed by the function.
• Experience demonstrating supervisory ability or potential, including knowledge of general supervisory concepts and shop processes, and the ability to communicate that knowledge.
• Experience adapting existing equipment and techniques to new situations.
• Hazmat certification within six months of employment and recertification every two years.
• Completion of the Joint Airdrop Load Inspector course within one year of employment.
• Ability to pass an annual Pulmonary Function Test if a respirator is required for incident or spill response.
• Qualifications and currency as a rigger/parachute packer, knowledge of proper rigging procedures, and ability to rig loads for airdrop, including preparing, packing, and repairing parachutes used for drops.
• Maintain specialized skill qualification and airborne currency under AR 750-32 and AR 59-4 to plan and execute aerial delivery operations safely.
• Selectee must wear the military uniform; participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• May occasionally work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• Eligible applicants subject to the Military Selective Service Act must be registered as required.

Responsibilities

• Plan weekly or monthly work schedules and sequence operations; set deadlines and priorities based on established schedules, methods, and policies.
• Determine the skills, materials, and equipment needed; contribute to current and future work planning and budget requests; provide workload data, estimates, staffing information, and scheduling recommendations.
• Assign work, explain requirements and procedures, instruct subordinates, and assist with difficult or new problems.
• Review work in progress or upon completion, adjust operations as needed, investigate work-related problems, and implement corrective actions within the supervisor’s authority.
• Ensure equipment and materials are available and coordinate work with other units.
• Recommend and participate in personnel selection; schedule and approve subordinate leave; set performance requirements and conduct appraisals.
• Identify subordinate training needs and arrange training; counsel employees; address informal complaints and conduct or performance issues; initiate disciplinary proposals when needed.
• Support government-wide programs and policies, including equal employment opportunity and labor-management relations, and encourage employee participation in suggestion and cost-reduction programs.
• Ensure safety and housekeeping regulations are followed; maintain production reports and records; review subordinate position descriptions for accuracy and currency.
• Initiate subordinate details and participate in reviews and improvements to work methods, organizational structure, and position design.
• Perform non-supervisory work of the function as needed.
• Implement safety requirements and ensure subordinates use appropriate safety equipment and follow safety precautions.
• Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization, and command support exercises.
• As required, perform additional duties such as structural firefighting; aircraft fire, crash, or rescue duty; security guard duty; snow removal; munitions loading and handling; heavy equipment operation; facility and equipment maintenance; or disaster and civil-emergency response.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; eligibility depends on position type, and applicants are directed to contact the hiring agency for specific benefit information.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive of up to 25% may be authorized, subject to approval before employee in-processing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed