Production Controller (Precision Instruments)

Air Education and Training Command•Keesler AFB, MS

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to perform production control, planning, scheduling, packaging, supply, and customer support for Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) entering and leaving the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL). The Production Controller manages supply support, TMDE traffic management, production scheduling, and customer service and liaison between the PMEL and its customers. The primary Production Support Technician manages PMEL production control. The position requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance. The employee may need to work overtime, work alternating shifts, and travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft. A pre-employment medical examination, periodic medical examinations, physical fitness or agility tests, hearing standards, and the ability to discern colors, contrast, and depth are required. Employees must report significant medical threshold shifts or changes in health status or medication requirements to their supervisor. All personnel share responsibility for safety and must comply with applicable safety directives and promptly report unsafe conditions. This is a federal position subject to applicable probationary or trial periods and other federal employment requirements. The job has no education qualification requirement. Applicants must meet the specialized experience and, where applicable, time-in-grade requirements described in the announcement.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-06 level or equivalent, including knowledge of recurring TMDE calibration and/or repair and production-control methods used to manage the calibration process.
Specialized experience with PMEL activities, staff and support operations, equipment purposes, labor requirements, material resources, and costs to plan and control the production cycle.
For applicable merit-promotion applicants, one year at the GS-06 level is required for the GS-07 level under the federal time-in-grade requirement.
Knowledge of production organization, coordinated departments, production methods, labor, TMDE standards, manpower, and material requirements for repair, overhaul, and modification work.
Knowledge of customer-support principles and procedures for documenting problem resolutions and guiding customers.
Ability to establish, maintain, and improve interpersonal relationships and communication for customer support.
Ability to plan workloads, maintain production schedules, and alleviate delays.
Knowledge of logistics for managing TMDE shipment actions internally and through the traffic management office.
Ability to apply TMDE logistics policies and procedures to support TMDE-owning work centers.
Knowledge of supply operations and technical program requirements to ensure parts and material support for production.
Skill in data entry and automated management information systems such as PAMS.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Pass an initial pre-employment medical examination and periodic medical examinations; meet required physical fitness or agility tests and hearing standards; and discern colors, contrast, and depth.
Comply with applicable safety directives and promptly report unsafe conditions.
Males must be registered for Selective Service, as applicable.

Responsibilities

Manage the supply support function.
Accomplish traffic management of TMDE.
Manage production scheduling and customer service and liaison between the PMEL and customers.
Perform production control, planning, scheduling, packaging, supply, and customer support for TMDE entering and leaving the PMEL.
Plan scheduled and unscheduled workloads, maintain production schedules, and alleviate production delays.
Process and manage TMDE shipment actions internally and through the traffic management office.
Apply established TMDE logistics policies and procedures to support TMDE-owning work centers.
Apply supply policies and procedures to ensure parts and materials support production, including items that are urgent, critical, or require special handling.
Use data-entry skills and automated management information systems such as the PMEL Automated Management System (PAMS).
Comply with applicable safety directives and promptly report unsafe conditions.