Industrial Services Specialist

About the role

Position serves as an Industrial Services Specialist within the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Group, AJW-L900.

Performs multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager or more experienced professional supporting complex electronic and environmental equipment, systems, industrial services, and specialized projects for customers throughout the National Airspace System (NAS).

What you will do

• Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team and may perform leadership functions for projects, programs, or other operational activities within an assigned area of responsibility.
• Assignments frequently require coordination across functional and organizational lines and application of system-level knowledge related to production operations, industrial services, logistics support, and property accountability processes.
• Applies advanced knowledge of logistics management, production control, industrial services, quality assurance, and property management to plan and accomplish assignments.
• Provides guidance and assistance to management and operational personnel regarding production operations, logistics support processes, workload planning, resource utilization, and operational issues.
• Reviews trends, analyzes causes and impacts of production and logistics problems, evaluates probable future developments, and recommends improvements to processes, workflows, and support strategies.
• Coordinates and prepares evaluations, studies, reports, and analyses related to production operations, contractor support, logistics processes, and program performance.
• Develops estimates for forecasting labor and material requirements of required services and support activities.
• Tracks labor and material requirements, evaluates resource utilization, and monitors work in progress for service order agreement projects.
• Recommends changes to production methods, resource allocation, logistics processes, and operational support strategies to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer support.
• Provides production management and production control support for a variety of highly complex equipment, systems, and specialized projects.
• Develops and coordinates production plans based on customer requirements, engineering data, workload forecasts, material availability, funding constraints, shop capacity, priorities, and delivery schedules.
• Assesses if material requirements are met to accomplish work activities and initiates procurement actions for direct material through BMx, ANDON, or other appropriate means.
• Expedites work as necessary to minimize operational delays and support mission requirements.
• Monitors production activities, evaluates work in progress, identifies operational constraints, and recommends actions necessary to achieve organizational objectives.
• Uses historical and current operational data to evaluate performance, forecast requirements, and support management decision-making.
• Provides technical guidance and assistance to personnel engaged in production control, logistics support, industrial services, quality assurance, and property management activities.
• Serves as a focal point for resolving complex operational issues requiring coordination across functional and organizational boundaries.
• Represents the organization in coordination with management, engineers, contractors, customers, and support organizations regarding production operations, logistics support requirements, workload distribution, and operational issues.
• Supports Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) initiatives through the application of Lean principles, Theory of Constraints methodologies, and data-driven analysis to improve throughput, reduce cycle times, and increase operational effectiveness.
• Utilizes visual management systems and production control tools to communicate workload status, performance metrics, constraints, and organizational priorities.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

See Qualifications Required. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements.

Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA.

Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA); Quality Ranking Factor(s) or Other Factors listed in the announcement.

Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

How you will be evaluated

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Documents you must provide

• Notification of Personnel Actions (SF-50) is required, Supplemental documentation, e.g. transcripts, etc. will be accepted in combination with your on-line application.
• These documents must be uploaded or emailed to *** on or before the closing date of this announcement.
• All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.
• If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
• You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application.
• If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.
• If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system ***

What to expect next

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide. Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request.

Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. *** NOTES: 1.

Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.

2. Some, none or all applicants may be interviewed. 3.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job. 4.

Position(s) may be realigned based on approved reorganization. 5. Position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan.

Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: Pay & Benefits | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov) 6. Additional information regarding living in Oklahoma can be found at *** 7.

To confirm receipt of emailed documents please contact Holli Malaske at *** or ***. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA