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PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (AIRCRAFT) (TITLE 32)

Army National Guard Units

Department of the Army

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$50,460 - $80,243

per year

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GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves planning and managing aircraft maintenance and flight schedules for the Army National Guard to ensure units meet their training and operational needs.

The role requires analyzing resources, projecting maintenance needs, and coordinating with teams to keep aircraft ready.

It's a good fit for someone with military logistics experience who enjoys organizing complex schedules and working in a team environment.

Key Requirements

  • General experience in quantitative reasoning, clear oral and written communication, and understanding repair operations terminology
  • Specialized experience working with diverse people and maintaining workflow in production control
  • Knowledge of production control functions, including records, references, and developing production data
  • Experience preparing job orders, scheduling projects, and following up on work progress with adjustments
  • Proficiency in automation support programs for inputting data, monitoring equipment status, and tracking repair parts
  • Ability to analyze flying hour programs, develop maintenance plans, and balance operational and training requirements
  • Familiarity with aircraft logistics, including manpower, facilities, tools, and parts for short- and long-term needs

Full Job Description

This National Guard position is for a PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (AIRCRAFT) (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D1064000 and is part of the AASF located in West Jordan Utah with the Utah Army National Guard.

The selecting supervisor for this position is Paul Morrison.

IAW UTNGR 690-12 dated AUG 2022 and LIUNA-UTARNG CBA dated 11 OCT 2022, Priority will be given to all current, onboard employees of the UTARNG.

*Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meets the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position.

**Must include beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part time vs. full time credit.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education or training which indicates the candidate can reason in quantitative terms, communicate orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner, understanding the terminology and data pertaining to repair operations and process characteristics of the production activity.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS 7: Have experience, education or training working with people from various levels and backgrounds.

Experience with a general knowledge of the functions and procedures of production control, records, references, and techniques for developing production control data.

Experience assisting or maintaining workflow.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS 9: Have experience preparing job or work orders; scheduling various phases of projects into the production facility; following up to see if work is progressing as planned and arranging for adjustments in materials, machine processes, and work sequencing allowing for changes.

Experience with current automation support programs to input data, provide status of equipment, and monitor job order status, monitor work priorities, requisition repair parts, track repair parts status, etc.

Major Duties:

Major Duties: This is not an all-inclusive list As a PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (AIRCRAFT) (TITLE 32), GS-1152-7/9, you will: Analyzes allocated Flying Hour Program (FHP).

Develops plans to optimize execution of flying hours with available resources to satisfy operational and training requirements of the AASF and supported units.

Considers Additional Flight Training Periods (AFTP), Multiple and Unit Training Assemblies, Annual Training periods, Mobilization Planning and Training Exercises, and State Emergency Operations in the distribution of aircraft and aircraft hours.

Analyzes supported Aviation units' logistics capabilities and training requirements.

Develops plans to improve technical proficiency of unit personnel and includes them in the AASF logistics efforts.- Projects short and long term maintenance requirements.

Identifies full-time support and unit personnel capacities and capabilities, annual training schedules, tool and diagnostic test equipment requirements, repair parts, and facilities needed to satisfy operational and training flight requirements.

Develops schedules of aircraft and hours to be flown to satisfy the AASF operational aircraft requirements.

Recommends priorities for use of aircraft based on operational mission requirements and projected short and long-term maintenance requirements and AASF capabilities.

Develops integrated workload schedules and priorities to balance operational and training flying requirements and logistics capabilities.

Programs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance requirements, manpower capabilities and capacities, facilities, repair parts, AASF and Unit operations to meet short and long-term maintenance workloads.

Monitors work order status and repair parts requisitions. Serves as contact point between the Logistics Manager/Supervisory Maintenance Test Pilot and work centers.

Provides analytical information for continuous management reviews of aircraft readiness and workload capabilities and capacities.

Establishes procedures to identify repeat aircraft discrepancies and trends. Monitors trends and provides planning factors for aircraft availability and maintenance schedule progress.

Maintains maintenance priorities by equipment type and unit supported. Reports deviations from plans and consequences of deviations on work schedules.

Makes recommendations for adjustments to repair priorities necessitated by changes in operational conditions or unscheduled maintenance-supply requirements.

Coordinates Maintenance Test Flights (MTF) and Maintenance Operational Checks (MOC) to ensure optimum availability of ready aircraft. Coordinates and publishes maintenance plans and schedules.

Maintains displays of aircraft status, flight requirements, and in-process workload. Prepares forecasts of scheduled and depot maintenance requirements.

Prioritizes unscheduled maintenance requirements based on AASF work capabilities and capacities. Maintains maintenance flow charts. Monitors component time change and controlled exchange program.

Collects data, processes, and submits Aircraft Inventory Status and Flying Time Report (DA Form 1352) as well as data and information pertaining to Unit Status Reports (USR).

Maintains historical documentation and current AASF logistics capabilities and capacities. Compiles data on work processes for quality and quality improvements.

Documents AASF productions cost and job standards.

Interfaces with AASF Logistics, Flight Operations and Training, United States Property and Fiscal Office (USP&FO) and supported units for accomplishing priorities and deadlines established by higher authorities or supported units.

Coordinates with support units and other support maintenance activities concerning the delivery, status of repair operations, and/or pick-up of completed work orders.- Attends conferences, briefings, and meetings to represent AASF logistical support and services.

Performs other duties as assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/11/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/12/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: UT-26-026-AR-12885909