AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANAGER

About the role

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANAGER, Position Description Number D2412000) and is part of the ME 101st Maintenance Squadron, National Guard.

What you will do

• This position is located at an Air National Guard aviation wing.
• Its purpose is to serve as the Aircraft Maintenance Manager for the Maintenance Squadron, with responsibility for directing and managing the Squadron.
• It partners with the Group Commander, as well as the other Commanders and organizations in the Wing in planning, scheduling, and implementing a flying program following Operational Risk Management (ORM) concepts.
• The supervised workforce may fluctuate daily to meet mission requirements.
• The workforce may include: Title 32 Military Technicians, Traditional Guard members, Active Guard/Reserve (AGR), Title 5 NG Employees, state employees, other civilian, military duty personnel.
• This is an Air National Guard Dual Status Technician position requiring military membership, compatible unit and military skill assignment, and classification.
• MAJOR DUTIES: Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the organization.
• Develops goals and objectives that integrate organization and functional area requirements.
• Establishes, revises, or reviews policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organization design for the staff, as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promote team building, implement quality improvements, or in response to concerns with regulatory compliance and/or customer requirements.
• Plans work for accomplishment by subordinate units, sets and adjusts short-term and long-term priorities to include at a minimum; unit inspection cycles, deployment cycles and depot inputs.
• Prepares schedules based on the difficulty of requirements and assignments such that the experience, training, and abilities of the staff are effectively utilized to meet organization and customer needs.
• Provides subordinate supervisors and staff with direction and advice regarding policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Reviews and structures organization to optimize use of resources and maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the organization.
• Balances workload and provides overall direction and vision to the subordinate supervisors on a wide range of maintenance and administrative issues.
• Establishes metric and analysis systems to assess unit efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with regulatory procedures.
• Reviews systems for the organization to make certain government needs are met and validated, and that economy and quality of operations are maintained or improved.
• Evaluates requirements for additional resources submitted by subordinate supervisors and balances organization needs with overall mission requirements and resources.
• Identifies the need for change in organization priorities and takes action to implement changes.
• Plans and schedules work in a manner that promotes a smooth flow and even distribution and ensures effective use of organization resources.
• Accepts, amends, or rejects work of subordinate supervisors.
• Reviews work and management techniques of subordinate supervisors and is held accountable for actions taken and advice provided by staff of subordinate units.
• Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate supervisors.
• Directs self-assessment activities of subordinate supervisors.
• Reviews training recommended by subordinate supervisors to assure it is proper and promotes effective operation of the organization as a whole.
• Collaborates with the Group Commander and other base organizations to plan, develop and implement numerous long term plans to include: the Wing/Group Strategic Plan (mission, goals, values, objectives, etc.), Commander's Inspection Program, the Base Master Plan (facilities), Communications/Computer Plan (infrastructure capabilities/upgrade), the Vehicle Replacement Plan, the Deployment Cycle Plan, Aircraft Modification Plan, Depot Input Plan, force management and recruiting/retention plans, weapon system conversions, and base supplements.
• Develop operational plans and conduct operational planning to provide for an adaptable, agile force able to respond to dynamic contingency and non-contingency worldwide events based on the assigned aircraft and mission sets.
• Collaborates with the Group Commander and the HRO on major organization changes and changes based on manpower documents.
• Serves as a key team member in the strategic planning process at the state and national level.
• Through subordinate functional supervisors, directs and supervises staff and production functions affecting very complex high performance aircraft with a wide variety of high cost, sophisticated systems, controlling approximately two thirds of base dollars.
• Directs a group work force of skilled technicians and traditional guard members, including a variety of staff, administrative, and trades and crafts occupations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

If you are using Education to qualify for this position, you must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Knowledge of the activity, staff, support operations, manpower, equipment, supplies, and materials, etc., to develop short- and long-range plans and schedules of maintenance workloads.

Extensive knowledge, understanding, and use of aircraft equipment and components terminology, data, and standards, and how to relate them to needs of missions. Knowledge and experience to observe and analyze production operations to determine if schedules are being followed, improved, and to determine the causes of production delays.

Knowledge of quality assurance sufficient to comply with Air Force directives and guidelines.

Must possess an understanding of the pertinent directives to the function and established priorities based on scheduled inspections, equipment outages, mission requirements, and training schedules.

Knowledge and in-depth understanding of the capabilities of equipment possessed and of the specialty shops, and all possible work sequences available in the production facility to ensure that all maintenance and production goals are attained expeditiously and economically with no degradation to the training or mission objectives.

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume showing: Contact Information-your name and the best way to contact you.
• Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualifications of the job.
• Federal jobs should include series and grade.
• Education, certifications or licensures.
• Other supporting documents: It is highly suggested that applicants address the General and Specialized Experience required of the position within their resume or on a separate document.
• All information provided during the application process will be verified.
• Failure to address all General and Specialized Experience requirements may result in non-selection for an interview.

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)).