Job opening: PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (AIRCRAFT)
Salary: $49 025 - 94 317 per year
Published at: Aug 05 2024
Employment Type: Multiple Schedules
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The primary purpose of this position, PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (AIRCRAFT), GS-1152-07 POTENTIAL GS-1152-11/NJ-3, is to perform a variety of production planning and scheduling and material technician tasks in direct support of maintenance programs and operations. These operations include the repair, overhaul, manufacture, and/or modification of various weapon systems.
Duties
1. Research, analyze, plan, and initiate job acceptance for programmed/unprogrammed workloads.
2. Manage shop capacity and calculate and establish shop hours based on workload mixture in systems to control input to maintenance.
3. Monitor multiple shop operations, plans and manage actual production start dates, manage assets in-work, and monitor assets in-queue in support of leadership.
4. Provide material management support to production operations by ordering parts and material.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Male must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- The position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
- This position may require travel.
- This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
- Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
- Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
- PHYSICAL: THIS POSITION REQUIRES A PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL.
- All personnel will share in the responsibility for a sound safety program and are required to comply with all applicable safety directives. Unsafe conditions are to be promptly reported to the immediate supervisor.
- Overtime may be required to accomplish assigned duties.
- May be required to work alternating shifts.
- This position may be designated mission essential based on local conditions. Mission essential personnel report for duty at normal times when the base is closed or delayed reporting, and remain on duty during phased or early release.
Qualifications
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Clerical and Administrative Support Positions. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
TARGETED POSITIONS: This position is a developmental (e.g.: GS-07 Target GS-11) position. This position may be filled at any grade level. Individual selected may be promoted without further competition, upon meeting all legal and regulatory requirements. Starting salary indicated on this vacancy announcement is for the (GS-07). Attainment of knowledge, skills, and abilities is required before promotion to the next higher grade and is dependent on demonstrated ability to perform the duties of the next higher grade level, meeting all regulatory requirements, and recommendation for promotion by the supervisor. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. Military Spouse candidates exercising their preference will be placed at the full performance level, if considered to be best qualified and selected.
Employees selected for a GS career ladder position may remain in their career ladder position until they reach the full performance level for their GS position, at which time they will be converted to AcqDemo. To learn more about the Acquisition Demonstration Project, visit http://acqdemo.hci.mil/.
GS-7
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks), or will have one year within 120 days of closing of this announcement, of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-05), or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience ability to gather and analyze basic facts and draw conclusions and the ability to learn the operation of automated data systems. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
GS-9
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks), or will have one year within 120 days of closing of this announcement, of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-07), or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes performing studies and preparing reports, documentation, and correspondence to communicate factual and procedural information clearly and using analysis, evaluation fact-finding and investigative techniques in order to gather data and identify significant factors and recommend a solution from a number of possible alternatives. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
GS-11
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks), or will have one year within 120 days of closing of this announcement, of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-09), or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include a comprehensive and intensive practical knowledge of all repair/overhaul/modification and related support production methods, processes, facilities, machinery, equipment, manpower, and materials required to plan and schedule immediate production control for the overhaul, modification, and/ or repair of a wide variety of very complex weapon systems to include combat and strategic fixed wing aircraft, missile system, or major end item. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, applicants within 120-days of completion of TIG requirements are encouraged to apply. Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-05 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. One year at the GS-09 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Knowledge of the production organization, to include all departments being coordinated both internal and external and all production methods and procedures, labor, machinery, and manpower and material requirements that is both comprehensive and intensive for the repair, overhaul, and modification of a variety of very complex combat and strategic fixed wing aircraft, major end items, and/or major systems.
Knowledge of industrial and related work processes, facilities, methods, equipment, and manning requirements to perform production control functions to evaluate and recommend solutions to problem areas in the shop.
Knowledge of supply operations and technical program requirements to apply established supply policies and procedures to ensure parts/material support for production operations and for items that are urgent, critical, or require special handling.
Skill in planning unprogrammed workloads, scheduling and balancing both planned and unplanned workloads, maintaining production schedules, and preventing or alleviating production delays.
Ability to investigate, analyze, plan, and implement corrective action as well as establish effective cost controls for difficult and complex production problems.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and climb in industrial facilities where it is necessary to bend, crouch, stoop, reach, and lift moderately heavy items.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The employee may work in an office setting part of the time, but is also required to visit production areas, which involve moderate risks, discomfort, and require safety precautions. Visits to other industrial areas take place in all weather conditions. The employee may be exposed to strong odors, fumes from paint, fuels, or chemicals used in the work processes. Regular use of safety equipment is an occupational requirement.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address AF Sustainment Center
3001 Staff Drive
Tinker AFB, OK 73145
US
- Name: Hill AFB DP2YHM
- Phone: (801) 586-4683
- Email: [email protected]
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