Production Controller (Aircraft) Title 32 Permanent

Air National Guard Units • Newington, NH

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About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted-service, permanent dual-status technician position with the NH 157th Maintenance Group, National Guard. The position provides planning, scheduling, and control of aircraft maintenance through a variety of support maintenance shops. The position requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. Applicants who are not current National Guard members must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the required military grade. The position may require a two-year trial or probationary period, occasional work outside normal duty hours, overtime or compensatory time, temporary-duty travel by military or commercial aircraft, and driving a motor vehicle with a valid license if driving is required. A designated security clearance must be obtained and maintained. The role also includes conducting training for assigned military personnel and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• National Guard membership is required, with a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard before the effective date of placement.
• Must be eligible for immediate National Guard membership if not already a member.
• Must be within military grades E3 to E6 before placement; applicants above the permitted grade must state their willingness to accept a grade reduction.
• Must obtain a compatible AFSC; any AFSC is acceptable for application, with a cross-training opportunity requiring attainment of a 5-level in 2AXXX/2RXXX within 12 months of placement. Applicants are responsible for acquiring a compatible MOS/AFSC within one year of appointment.
• General experience, education, and training must indicate the ability to reason quantitatively, communicate clearly orally and in writing, and understand terminology and data related to repair operations and production processes.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07), including scheduling workflow in more than one area and coordinating products or materials from support activities.
• Experience performing or supervising journeyman-level work in a production facility.
• Experience preparing job or work orders, scheduling project phases, following up on work progress, and arranging adjustments to materials, machine processes, and work sequencing when plans change.
• Experience using current automation support programs to enter data, report equipment status, monitor job orders and work priorities, requisition repair parts, and track parts status.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the security clearance designated by the State using the Position Designation Tool.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May be required to complete a two-year trial or probationary period.
• Must wear the military uniform.
• May occasionally work outside normal duty hours; overtime or compensatory time may be required.
• May require temporary-duty travel in military or commercial aircraft.
• If required to drive a motor vehicle, must hold an appropriate valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Implement preliminary maintenance plans for assigned weapon systems and schedule immediate maintenance for transient aircraft.
• Set, maintain, and monitor aircraft repair priorities to ensure they are current and comply with flying schedules.
• Authorize and assign aircraft maintenance jobs and job control numbers, work priorities, and start and completion times for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
• Control and dispatch shop assignments and monitor the progress of dispatched personnel's work.
• Control maintenance on assigned aircraft and related support and training equipment.
• Adjust repair priorities promptly when unscheduled maintenance arises and incorporate unscheduled work into the daily plan.
• Maintain visual aids showing maintenance actions in progress, specialist availability, and the status and location of aircraft, aerospace ground equipment, training equipment, transportation and tow vehicles, and munitions-related items.
• Maintain a visual schedule of daily flying and note deviations and cancellations.
• Coordinate with Materiel Control on parts status, work priorities, and urgency-of-need designators; determine supply sources for cannibalization actions.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance on functional check flight requirements, Air Operations on flying schedules, other maintenance shops on repair work, and other functional areas as needed.
• Request support services such as firefighting standby, fuel and defueling, and civil engineering support.
• Direct physical movement of aircraft and aerospace ground equipment.
• Control maintenance communications and transportation systems to support information transmission and movement of materials and maintenance personnel.
• Develop and maintain procedural check sheets for actions including mass loads, combat turnaround, broken arrow emergencies, emergency notification, aircraft crashes, flightline fires, and severe-weather evacuation.
• Monitor and revise the sequence of preselected aircraft required for contingency commitments.
• Enter data into automated systems and retrieve data or computer-generated products as required.
• Conduct training for assigned military personnel.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The posting states that federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility and are not listed.

What This Job Offers

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