Production Controller

Army National Guard Units • Cedar Rapids, IA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Title 32 excepted service position with the Iowa Army National Guard, restricted to current Iowa Army National Guard members. The position is located at FMS 13 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is classified as Production Controller, GS-1152-9. The selectee must serve in a compatible military assignment, wear the military uniform, and meet the position’s security clearance requirements. Military rank eligibility is warrant officers and enlisted members (WO1 and below).

The Production Controller plans and schedules maintenance and repair work for a range of vehicles and equipment, implements maintenance plans, monitors progress, and reports equipment and work-order status. The role manages repair priorities, maintenance resources, workload, shop space, and personnel; supports readiness and mobilization requirements; and coordinates work and repair-parts needs with units, support activities, logistical personnel, and other stakeholders. The position also helps ensure accurate readiness reporting, effective use of maintenance personnel, and timely completion of work orders and required reports.

The position provides technical guidance and oversight to a lower-graded Production Controller and may guide mechanics, Tools and Parts Attendants, or others involved in maintenance production or management. The selectee must complete a trial period and maintain any security clearance required for the position. Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

Requirements

• Current membership in the Iowa Army National Guard in a compatible military assignment is required; the selectee must wear the military uniform.
• Eligible military rank is warrant officer or enlisted member at WO1 and below.
• Meet minimum requirements through experience, education, or training demonstrating quantitative reasoning, clear oral and written communication, and understanding of repair-operation terminology and production-process data.
• For GS-1152-9, have one year of experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, or qualify through the stated education substitution.
• Have experience scheduling workflow in more than one area and coordinating products or materials from support activities.
• Have experience performing or supervising journeyman-level work in a production facility.
• Have experience preparing job or work orders; scheduling project phases; monitoring progress; and arranging adjustments to materials, machine processes, or work sequencing.
• Have experience using current automation support programs to enter data, report equipment status, monitor job-order status and work priorities, requisition repair parts, and track repair-parts status.
• A master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.B. or J.D. may substitute for specialized experience; transcripts are required to receive education credit.
• Meet the position’s security clearance requirements; if the selectee does not have the applicable clearance upon hire, an application must be made within 30 days of the start date.
• Complete a two-year trial period, or a one-year trial period for veterans’ preference eligibles; continued employment is subject to written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Submit complete application materials by November 10, 2026.
• Participate in direct deposit.

Responsibilities

• Establish plans and schedules for maintenance and repair work using multiple production processes and procedures for vehicles and equipment.
• Implement maintenance plans and monitor accomplishments and equipment status using available reports and automation support systems.
• Enter work-order information, status changes, supply updates, and other relevant data into the applicable system.
• Adjust repair priorities as needed for unscheduled maintenance requirements.
• Manage and report MTO&E or TDA reportable Line Item Numbers in readiness, property-accountability, and system-management processes.
• Prioritize resources to support unit readiness, training, and mobilization requirements.
• Ensure Army Materiel Status System equipment readiness reports are accurate and submitted by Department of the Army deadlines.
• Program workload, shop space, and personnel for short- and long-term requirements.
• Conduct initial and long-range planning for production, maintenance operations, equipment readiness, repair resources, training, mobilization, and readiness reporting.
• Ensure unit Class 9 accounts are funded, budgeted, and executed to support readiness; analyze Class 9 expenses to determine appropriate stockage.
• Set and maintain maintenance priorities using applicable activity designators, pacing items, equipment readiness codes, funding, command priorities, and state or national priorities.
• Authorize equipment acceptance for repair; monitor work priorities, work-order status and completion; requisition repair parts; and support effective use of maintenance personnel.
• Prepare standard and ad hoc work-order status reports for supervisors and units.
• Assist supervisors with readiness, Class 9 funding, production issues, and work planning; help resolve conflicts between scheduled and unscheduled work or priority requirements.
• Analyze repair methods and develop control procedures and policies to meet priorities and deadlines while maintaining effective quality control and quality assurance.
• Coordinate equipment delivery, repair status, and pickup of completed work orders with units and support activities.
• Coordinate with logistics personnel, equipment specialists, management officials, and depot item managers about critical repair-parts shortages.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight to a lower-graded Production Controller and potentially to mechanics, Tools and Parts Attendants, or other maintenance personnel.
• Ensure maintenance workers are available and required reports are submitted to units and higher headquarters on time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits are described as a comprehensive package, with benefits available to employees and their families; specific eligibility and benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

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