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Production Controller (Aircraft), Plans, Scheduling and Documentation (NJ-1152-03)

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About the Role:

The Air Force Test Center is looking for a Full-Time Production Controller (Aircraft), Plans, Scheduling and Documentation (NJ-1152-03) to work at the 412th Maintenance Group, Maintenance Operations (412 MXG/MXOOS) at Edwards Air Force Base, CA.

 

Central agency for scheduling, documentation, management, monitoring, and developing strategies for aerospace vehicles, engines, armament/munitions, missiles, space systems, AGE, and selected equipment inventory. Ensures aerospace vehicles and supporting equipment are managed and documented in accordance with established policy and advises maintenance leadership on fleet health.  

 

Announcement Length/Closes: 10 Workdays

Location: Edwards, CA (Edwards Air Force Base)

Typical 2026 salary range: $71,957 - $113,185/per year (includes Locality)

  • Areas of Consideration (AOC): Installation  – wide (Edwards AFB)

Desired Skills:

 

- 5 years of experience in aircraft scheduling and documentation

- 5 years of experience using Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS)

- 5 years of experience using FMxC2 (G081)

- 5 years of experience using Office Products

 

Major Duties:

 

- Manages the overall real time coordination and integration of maintenance resources and scheduled/unscheduled maintenance actions including real time updates to data.

- Directs, controls, and maintains status on assigned aircraft, aircraft subsystems, and support equipment, physical movement of aircraft and coordinates maintenance schedules and priority changes.

- Develops plans for specific repair or modification projects or operations, including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance requirements. This includes collecting supporting specifications, maintenance interval requirements, and historical data, and/or compiling estimates of requirements for specific skills, labor hours, and materials.

- Schedules time compliance technical order actions to reduce TCTO backlogs and effect timely modification of product. Reviews technical order requirement to ensure their accomplishment is compatible with local scheduled maintenance and operational requirements.

Qualifications/Requirements:

- U.S. Citizenship

- Obtain & maintain Security clearance

- Knowledge and experience in the operations and scheduling of aircraft resources, scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance requirements, flight line aircraft/engine maintenance activities, and data collection systems.

- Knowledge of Maintenance Information Systems (MIS) including but not limited to Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS), Field Maintenance  Command and Control (FMxC2/G081), Maintenance Scheduling Module (MSM), Reliability and Maintainability Information System (REMIS) and Global Ammunition Control Point (GACP).

- Ability to interpret terminology, technical data, standards, and instructions and use this information to provide updates for data systems as required.

- Ability to prioritize competing requests for limited resources.

- Arranges all known requirements for input into the maintenance schedules ensuring no special inspections are overlooked.

- Performs work using automated systems to maintain equipment, historical records, plan, schedule, and track repair processes.

- Monitors various databases to ensure users complete requirements and update records properly.

 

***Resumes limited to two pages. Federal agencies now only accept resumes up to two pages in length.*** Learn more about the new resume requirements at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit.

 

 

 

Please send resumes to: 

David V. Hannon, david.hannon.1@us.af.mil

 

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