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PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (AIRCRAFT)

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command

Department of the Air Force

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Salary

$68,952 - $89,636

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves planning, scheduling, and overseeing the production and maintenance of aircraft to ensure everything runs smoothly in an Air Force Reserve unit.

It combines civilian work with military duties, so it's ideal for someone with experience in manufacturing or repair who wants to serve part-time in the reserves while enjoying federal employee benefits.

A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional who can handle complex projects and communicate well with teams.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-07 level or equivalent in aircraft production, repair, or manufacturing planning
  • One full year of graduate education in a related field, or a combination of education and experience totaling 100% of requirements
  • Meet time-in-grade requirement of one year at GS-07 (or equivalent) if currently in federal service
  • Knowledge of military aircraft terminology, technical orders, and maintenance processes
  • Ability to use automated maintenance information systems for data collection and analysis
  • Skill in oral communication and personnel management within maintenance organizations
  • Must qualify for and maintain uniformed military requirements as an Air Reserve Technician

Full Job Description

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) position. ARTs are part of the regular career civil service and enjoy all the benefits granted to Federal employees in the competitive civil service.

Individuals selected for ART positions must meet both civilian qualifications and uniformed military requirements.

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience for GS-1152-09 level positions which includes Knowledge of recurring manufacture, overhaul, or repair of products or projects using multiple-process production methods and procedures to develop plans and information necessary for the control of complex products such as airframes of fixed and rotary wing aircraft or a variety of complex and long-term facility repair and construction projects.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the GS-07 grade/level position or equivalent in the federal service. NOTE: You must submit a copy of official transcripts.

OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of official transcripts.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of official transcripts.

FEDERALTIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 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: Ability to plan, schedule, and take corrective action to meet emergency and regular work load requirements.

Knowledge of assigned equipment.

Knowledge of and ability to interpret military aircraft and manufacturing terminology, technical orders, data, standards and instructions, and to relate them properly to the particular control projects assigned in preparing production plans and schedules and in maintaining effective follow-up.

Knowledge of maintenance organizational structures and skill in the distribution of personnel to obtain a balance in workload.

Knowledge and skill of appropriate production/technical processes and material posture of maintenance work centers to assure continuing availability of material requirement.

Knowledge of aerospace systems, subsystems, components, and associated inspection, repair, modification, and supply processes.

Skill in oral communication to effectively communicate with senior operations and maintenance personnel Knowledge of and skill in the use of automated maintenance information systems and aircraft maintenance documentation processes to collect, compile, and correlate production data from a variety of sources and use that data to determine compliance status of scheduled maintenance, inspection, and modification actions.

Ability to correlate and analyze a variety of routine production data, technical manuals, and directives to determine applicability.

Knowledge of personnel management policies, practices, and procedures. 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.

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) position. ARTs are eligible for 15 days active duty tour each year for which military leave is granted with full civilian pay.

Air Reserve units and members; are subject to immediate call to active duty in mobilization to meet a national emergency.

For additional information regarding ART positions and/or military qualifications, please call 1-800-257-1212. Retired military are usually ineligible for membership in the AF Reserve.

Retired military that have active AF Reserve assignments may apply provided they show assignment (position) on the application.

A military service member's statement of service/certification will be accepted IF a terminal leave form or DD214 cannot be provided.

The statement/certification should indicate member's separation from active duty is within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters and must indicate when your terminal leave will begin, your rank, dates of active duty service, the type of discharge and character of service (i.e.

honorable). Your preference and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment.

Military members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if member is on terminal leave.

Individuals selected for ART positions must meet both civilian qualifications and uniformed military requirements.

In addition to meeting civilian qualifications, applicants must obtain military membership in the Air Force Reserve, wear the uniform, maintain job-specific military specialty requirements, and meet other military qualifications such as age, height, weight, and physical fitness standards.

For more information click here and speak with an Air Force Reserve Recruiter.

Major Duties:

DUTY 1: Develops maintenance plans for assigned aircraft and associated equipment.

DUTY 2: Implements maintenance plans through the development and publication of maintenance schedulesto include scheduled and unscheduled repair actions, time-sensitive inspections or modifications, component time change replacement and aircraft or system inspections.

DUTY 3: Develops preliminary operational schedules (utilization plans) and provides the Operations Group with an estimate of maintenance support capability to meet operational requirements.

DUTY 4: Responsible for maintaining Data Documentation to include Aircraft Maintenance Historical Documentation, Aircraft Jacket Files, Aircraft Document Reviews.

DUTY 5: Coordinates the implementation of the Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) Program, to include the application of individual TCTOs.

DUTY 6: Serves as Aerospace Vehicle Distribution Officer (AVDO) to include the overall responsibilities for the maintenance and reporting of aircraft inventory and status/utilization for all assigned aircraft.

DUTY 7: Monitors configuration management of the unit aircraft. DUTY 8: Conducts training and skill level progression of assigned Air Force Reserve production schedulers.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 12/22/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/23/2025

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 42-ARTE-12854241-042201-SKF