Production Controller (Merit, T32)

Army National Guard Units • Rosemount, MN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Merit Army National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Position. The Production Controller establishes plans and schedules for maintenance and repair of a variety of vehicles and equipment. This role involves implementing maintenance plans, monitoring progress, and providing status updates using automation support programs and/or manual systems. The position is responsible for data input, making adjustments to repair priorities, and ensuring the proper management and reporting of equipment readiness. The Production Controller also programs workload, shop space, and personnel, and manages Class 9 (CL IX) accounts to maximize readiness. They authorize equipment acceptance for repair, monitor work orders, requisition repair parts, and ensure effective utilization of maintenance personnel. The role involves analyzing repair methods, developing control procedures, coordinating with units and support activities, and providing technical guidance to lower-graded personnel. The Production Controller may also provide guidance to mechanics and other support staff.

Requirements

• Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position.
• 1 year of experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-09), which includes experience, education, or training in scheduling workflow in more than one area and coordinating products or materials from support activities.
• Experience in performing or supervising journeyman level work in a production facility.
• Experience preparing job or work orders; scheduling various phases of projects into the production facility; following up to see if work is progressing as planned and arranging for adjustments in materials, machine processes, and work sequencing allowing for changes.
• Experience with current automation support programs to input data, provide status of equipment, and monitor job order status, monitor work priorities, requisition repair parts, track repair parts status, etc.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• Must be assigned to a compatible military position and must maintain satisfactory membership in the Minnesota Army National Guard.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service System.
• Must be eligible for immediate enlistment or appointment in the Minnesota Army National Guard if not currently enlisted.

Nice To Haves

• Experience, education or training which indicates the candidate can reason in quantitative terms, communicate orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner, understanding the terminology and data pertaining to repair operations and process characteristics of the production activity.

Responsibilities

• Establishes plans and schedules for maintenance and repair using multiple process production methods and procedures for a variety of vehicles and equipment.
• Implements maintenance plans and monitors progress of accomplishments, providing status of equipment, maintenance actions in progress, and location of equipment.
• Responsible for data input of work order information, status changes, supply updates, and other pertinent information.
• Makes on-the-spot adjustments to repair priorities necessitated by unscheduled maintenance requirements.
• Ensures Modified Table of Organization and Equipment (MTO&E) or Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) reportable Line Item Numbers (LIN) are properly managed, reported and accounted for.
• Prioritizes resources to ensure the highest level of readiness in support of training and mobilization requirements.
• Ensures that Army Materiel Status System (AMSS) equipment readiness reports are correct and submitted in a timely manner.
• Programs workload, shop space, and available personnel on a short and long-term basis.
• Conducts initial and long range planning on matters which include multiple process production, maintenance operations, equipment readiness, mechanical skills, availability of test and diagnostic equipment, repair parts, annual training requirements, mobilization requirements, and other factors influencing repair, modification, and maintenance of equipment and readiness reporting.
• Ensures that unit Class 9 (CL IX) accounts are funded, budgeted, and executed to maximize readiness.
• Performs demand analysis on unit CL IX expenses to determine proper stockage to sustain unit mission requirements.
• Designates and maintains current maintenance priorities by Force Activity Designator, pacing items, Equipment Readiness Codes (ERC) A, B, and C equipment type, available funds, commander's priority, state/national priorities, and unit supported.
• Authorizes the acceptance of equipment for repair; monitors work priorities, current status, and completion of work orders; requisitions and provides status of repair parts; and assures the effective utilization of maintenance personnel.
• Provides both standard and ad hoc reports on the status of work orders to the supervisor and/or units.
• Assists supervisory personnel regarding readiness, CL IX funding, production problems and work planning.
• Assists in the resolution of problems encountered between scheduled or unscheduled production or priority requirements.
• Analyzes repair methods and develops control procedures and policies to assure accomplishment of programs to meet priorities and deadlines.
• Ensures that repair methods are performed in the most effective and efficient manner possible with good quality control and quality assurance procedures in place.
• Coordinates with units and other support activities concerning the delivery, status of repair operations, and/or pick up of completed work orders.
• Coordinates with logistical personnel, equipment specialists, higher ranked management officials, and item managers at depots concerning critical shortages of repair parts.
• Provides technical guidance and oversight to a lower-graded Production Controller.
• May provide guidance and oversight of mechanics, Tools and Parts Attendants, or other positions assisting in the maintenance production or maintenance management processes.
• Ensures necessary maintenance workers are available and that required reports are submitted to units and higher headquarters in a timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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What This Job Offers

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