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SUPERVISORY PRODUCTION SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Naval Air Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$121,585 - $158,062

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GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team to manage the production and support of aviation maintenance projects, ensuring everything runs on time, within budget, and meets quality standards for the Navy.

You'll oversee planning, resource allocation, and team performance while coordinating with others to deliver reliable aircraft components to support military operations.

It's a great fit for someone with experience in logistics and supervision who enjoys solving production challenges in a high-stakes environment.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in planning, logistics, scheduling, budgeting, and production control for aviation programs
  • Knowledge of industrial engineering, shop capacity, and workload management to avoid delays and shortages
  • Ability to formulate and maintain records of costs, hours, and expenditures for audits
  • Skills in deciding aircraft component repairs or replacements based on finances and timelines
  • Experience authorizing and tracking material orders, receipts, and deliveries
  • Proficiency in interpreting, writing, and presenting reports on funding and expenses
  • Supervisory experience including assigning work, evaluating performance, coaching, and handling conflicts

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Supervisory Production Support Specialist in the Aviation Maintenance/Material Department of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying working knowledge of planning, logistics management, estimating, scheduling, budgeting, industrial engineering, shop capacity, and production workload control to prevent scheduling conflicts, production delays, and material shortages in support of assigned aviation program/project; 2) Formulating, documenting, and maintaining records of negotiated hours, approved costs, and expenditures to provide an accurate audit trail; 3) Determining if aircraft components need to be repaired or replaced based on financial requirements and established timelines; 4) Authorizing material ordering, tracking, receiving, and delivery; 5) Interpreting and writing reports (i.e., funding documents and expense reports) in support of assigned aircraft program; 6) Overseeing and/or assigning work assignments to subordinates, based on organizational priorities, selective consideration of difficulty and requirements of assignments, and/or capabilities of employees; and 7) Leading/supervising an integrated program team to provide coaching, conflict management, coordinate disciplinary actions and grievance resolutions, and provide career development and training support.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will ensure that quality, timely, and affordable products are delivered in support of the warfighter.
  • You will direct the development of comprehensive product plans to ensure fulfillment of quality, schedule, cost, and performance requirements.
  • You will establish, monitor, and take corrective action to achieve integrated product team (IPT) goals and objectives and accomplish assigned program requirements.
  • You will manage production of assigned product and mitigates product risks that inhibit the achievement of the strategic goals of the organization.
  • You will identify and defend resource requirements (funding, manpower, facilities, etc.).
  • You will plan work to be accomplished by IPT and subordinates as well as set and adjust priorities and oversee the development of schedules for completion of work.
  • You will evaluate work performance of subordinates and recommend official performance ratings.
  • You will prepare and present oral and written presentations to stakeholders to justify product support and life cycle sustainment strategies.
  • You will interface with internal and external contacts in support agency mission and aviation program objectives.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/6/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12900149-26-CGP