Lead Production Controller
About The Position
The Lead Production Controller serves in the Deputy Force Maintenance Officer (N431) organization of Commander Naval Air Pacific. The position manages maintenance and modernization planning for aircraft carriers during availabilities, coordinating the maintenance triad and overseeing the preparation and execution of work packages. The controller develops and manages Complex Overhauls, Planned Incremental Availabilities, Docking Planned Incremental Availabilities, Refueling Complex Overhauls, and Continuous Maintenance Availabilities. The role includes managing the integrated Availability Work Package (AWP) as the primary tool for managing aircraft-carrier maintenance during availabilities, validating ship maintenance requirements throughout the cycle, adjusting strategy to accommodate schedule changes and combat-surge flexibility, and evaluating advance planning quality and lessons learned. The position requires at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level managing execution of maintenance and modernization on military aircraft-carrier systems by planning repair operations for a military program. No education qualification is required. The role requires U.S. citizenship, suitability for federal employment, and obtaining and maintaining the required security clearance. Travel from the normal duty station to domestic and overseas locations may be required, including extended travel on military and commercial aircraft.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Must participate in the direct-deposit pay program.
- New Department of the Navy employees must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- Current federal employees applying for GS positions generally must meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement by the announcement closing date.
- Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
- Must obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance before entering duty; failure to maintain the required clearance may result in withdrawal of an offer or removal.
- Must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-12 level or pay band in federal service, or equivalent private- or public-sector experience, managing execution of maintenance and modernization on military aircraft-carrier systems by planning repair operations for a military program.
- May be required to travel from the normal duty station to domestic and overseas locations, including remote or isolated sites, and must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage Complex Overhauls, Planned Incremental Availabilities, Docking Planned Incremental Availabilities, Refueling Complex Overhauls, and Continuous Maintenance Availabilities consisting of work packages.
- Coordinate the efforts of the maintenance triad.
- Set priorities for the maintenance triad and maintenance to be accomplished on the aircraft carrier.
- Provide the Assistant Chief of Staff for Ship Maintenance and Materiel Readiness and the Division Head with information on the performance of the maintenance triad and its individuals.
- Communicate assignments, milestones, and deadlines to the maintenance triad.
- Observe training needs and relay training needs and requests.
- Serve as an active core member of the Industrial Activity Project Team overseeing execution of work packages.
- Validate ship maintenance requirements throughout the cycle and adjust strategy to accommodate substantial schedule changes and combat-surge flexibility.
- Research, develop, and manage distribution of an integrated Availability Work Package (AWP) for each availability.
- Use the AWP as the primary tool for managing aircraft-carrier maintenance during availabilities.
- Evaluate the quality of advance planning and identify lessons learned for future availability planning.
Benefits
- Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
