PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (AIRCRAFT) TITLE 32 INDEFINITE
Air National Guard Units
Posted: April 1, 2026 (0 days ago)
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Air National Guard Units
Department of the Air Force
Location
Montgomery, Alabama
Salary
$61,722 - $80,243
per year
Type
Full-Time
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Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves planning and coordinating aircraft maintenance schedules for the Air National Guard, ensuring that planes and equipment are ready for missions by working with different teams and tracking progress.
It requires analyzing data to spot issues and adjust plans to meet deadlines.
A good fit would be someone with experience in logistics or production scheduling who is detail-oriented and good at communicating with others.
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (SCHEDULING)(T5), Position Description Number T5639000 and is part of the AL 187TH Fighter Wing, National Guard.
ORGANIZATION: 187 MXO, MONTGOMERY, AL SELECTING OFFICIAL: SMSGT J.
BENNETT EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Each applicant must fully substantiate (in his/her own words) that he/she meets the requirements of the Specialized Experience listed below: Otherwise, the applicant will be considered unqualified for this position.
DO NOT COPY THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FOR THE POSITION.
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: 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level.
Experience, education or training scheduling workflow in more than one area and responsible for coordinating products or materials from support activities.
Experience in performing or supervising journeyman level work in a production facility.
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:
1. Responsible for advising, planning and coordinating aircraft maintenance requirements and utilization scheduling between maintenance, operations, and external organizations.
Actively participates in the Wing Flying Hour Working Group for planning, scheduling, and execution of the Wing's Flying Hour Allocation process.
Verifies and reconciles the accuracy of unit flying hour allocations daily with Wing Operations Group and as directed with NGB AVDO and the Flying Hour Analyst.
Manages all assigned major commodity areas (Airframe, Engine, Components and Special Projects).
Develops, analyzes and evaluates multiple Maintenance Information System(s) (MIS) and various databases reports, charts and graphs to inform senior maintenance management.
Actively participates in daily, weekly, and monthly scheduling, and quarterly/yearly planning programs and meetings. Communicates and advises leadership of potential over-utilization conditions.
Analyzes and improves repair processes, methods, procedures and standards. Researches and determines cause for missed maintenance-related scheduled events and documents findings as required.
Develops local procedures to ensure effective and efficient scheduling of engines, support equipment, and develops, writes, and publishes guidance for aircraft document reviews. (50%) 2.
Reviews both immediate and long-range requirements based on current workload forecasts and conditioned based maintenance and develops plans for obtaining resources to meet production requirements.
Plans allocation of resources and distribution of work to ensure production commitments are accomplished as scheduled.
Evaluates progress, analyzes requirements and availability of resources, communicates changing priorities to work center supervisors to ensure work is accomplished efficiently and deconflicts maintenance activities.
Monitors and updates status of Work In Process (WIP). Coordinates with office of primary responsibility (OPR) on extension requests to maximize efficiency of aircraft availability.
Initiate, validate, and submit time change extension requests, as needed. Manages the Configuration Management program. (25%) 3.
Maintains historical documents and maintenance data essential for aircraft records accuracy. Review and report status of decentralized records to maintenance operations flight supervisor.
Acts as the wing Aerospace Vehicle Distribution Officer (AVDO), coordinates aircraft transfer between organizations, generates specific documentation (AFTO Form 103, Aircraft/Missile Condition Data).
Participates in the development and maintenance of the Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) schedule for all assigned aircraft and equipment. (15%) 4.
Develops and maintains job standard master listings (JML) for assigned equipment in the MIS in coordination with functional work centers.
Responsible for managing assigned weapon system Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) programs. Chairs TCTO planning meetings.
Manages the assigned weapon systems Time Change Items (TCI) program and identifies, monitors, forecasts and schedules items specifically identified in applicable regulation and instructions (10%) 5.
Performs other duties as assigned
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