Production Controller (Aircraft)

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command • MacDill AFB, FL

5d

About The Position

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) position. ARTs are part of the regular career civil service and receive the benefits granted to Federal employees in the competitive civil service. The primary purpose of the position is to develop and implement aircraft maintenance work plans and schedules to ensure maintenance is accomplished effectively and efficiently and coordinated in support of unit operational flight scheduling. The position is an enlisted ART role; the incumbent must meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements, obtain and retain the required security clearance, wear the uniform, and maintain job-specific military specialty and other military qualifications. Regular assignments are primarily ART duties, though non-ART duties may also be assigned, generally not exceeding 30 percent of total responsibilities. The work schedule is aligned to allow participation in unit Training Assemblies (UTAs). The incumbent may be required to fly on military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty away from the normal duty station, and may be required to work overtime to meet workload demands. ARTs are eligible for an annual 15-day active duty tour with military leave granted at full civilian pay. Air Reserve units and members may be called to active duty during mobilization for a national emergency.

The position requires planning, scheduling, and coordination of aircraft and associated equipment maintenance, including scheduled and unscheduled repairs, time-sensitive inspections and modifications, component replacements, and aircraft or system inspections. It also involves maintaining aircraft maintenance and configuration records, coordinating Time Compliance Technical Order implementation, reporting aircraft inventory and status/utilization, and training Air Force Reserve production schedulers. The position may involve shift work, emergency overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Salary varies depending on the position location. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized, and PCS may be paid if authorized in accordance with applicable regulations.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Must be a current member of the Air Force Reserve or willing and qualified to join.
• Must meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements and military membership requirements, including wearing the uniform and maintaining job-specific military specialty requirements and other applicable military qualifications.
• Must obtain and retain the appropriate security clearance level designation for the position.
• At least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-08, or equivalent in another pay system; alternatively, qualifying education or a combination of education and experience may be used.
• Specialized experience includes knowledge of recurring manufacture, overhaul, or repair using multiple-process production methods to develop plans and information for controlling complex products such as aircraft airframes, or complex long-term facility repair and construction projects.
• For the education alternative, one full year of graduate-level education in a directly related field demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the work; transcripts must be submitted.
• A combination of education and experience may qualify if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%; transcripts must be submitted when using education.
• Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements; one year at GS-08 is required for the GS-09 level when TIG applies.
• Ability to plan, schedule, and take corrective action to meet emergency and regular workload requirements.
• Knowledge of assigned equipment and the ability to interpret military aircraft and manufacturing terminology, technical orders, data, standards, and instructions and apply them to production planning, scheduling, and follow-up.
• Knowledge of maintenance organizational structures and ability to distribute personnel to balance workload.
• Knowledge of personnel management policies, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of production and technical processes and maintenance work-center material posture to assure continuing availability of required material.
• Knowledge of aerospace systems, subsystems, components, and associated inspection, repair, modification, and supply processes.
• Oral communication skills to communicate effectively with senior operations and maintenance personnel.
• Ability to analyze routine production data, technical manuals, and directives to determine applicability.
• Knowledge and skill in using automated maintenance information systems and aircraft maintenance documentation processes to collect and analyze production data and determine compliance with scheduled maintenance, inspection, and modification actions.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Must meet applicable age, height, weight, and physical fitness standards for Air Force Reserve membership.

Responsibilities

• Develop maintenance plans for assigned aircraft and associated equipment.
• Interpret design and production engineering data, work-process standards, and master repair plans.
• Implement maintenance plans by developing and publishing schedules for scheduled and unscheduled repairs, time-sensitive inspections or modifications, component time-change replacements, and aircraft or system inspections.
• Develop preliminary operational schedules (utilization plans) and provide the Operations Group with estimates of maintenance support capability for operational requirements.
• Maintain aircraft maintenance historical documentation, aircraft jacket files, and aircraft document reviews.
• Maintain historical documentation of aerospace vehicles and equipment, recording significant maintenance actions.
• Coordinate implementation of the Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) Program, including application of individual TCTOs.
• Serve as Aerospace Vehicle Distribution Officer (AVDO), maintaining and reporting aircraft inventory and status/utilization for assigned aircraft.
• Monitor unit aircraft configuration management and provide unit managers with information to determine actual versus approved aircraft or equipment configurations.
• Conduct training and skill-level progression for assigned Air Force Reserve production schedulers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for the employee and family, subject to eligibility based on position type.
• Annual 15-day active duty tour eligibility with military leave granted at full civilian pay.
• PCS may be paid if authorized under applicable regulations.
• Recruitment incentive may be authorized.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level