PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (AIRCRAFT)

Air National Guard Units; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Air NationalGuard Units in Lincoln, Nebraska, is seeking a Production Controller (Aircraft) at GS-1152-7/9 under Title 32 for the NE 155 MXS. Concurrent with AGR status, this role requires coordinating maintenance planning and execution.

The individual will implement maintenance plans, schedule immediate maintenance for aircraft, and work with various shops to ensure priority and timing align with flying schedules. Secretarial duties include data input and coordination across multiple units.

Responsibilities

• Implements preliminary maintenance plans and schedules immediate maintenance for aircraft.
• Authorizes and assigns aircraft maintenance jobs and controls shop priorities and timetables.
• Maintains visual aids depicting status of maintenance actions and flying schedules.

Job description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (AIRCRAFT), Position Description Number D0749000 and is part of the NE 155 MXS, National Guard. CONCURRENT WITH AGR-AF-26-039

Key Responsibilities

As a PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (AIRCRAFT), GS-1152-7/9, duties include: 1. Implements preliminary (advance) maintenance plans for assigned weapon systems and schedules immediate maintenance for transient aircraft. Designates, maintains and monitors current maintenance repair priorities of aircraft to ensure actuality and compliance with flying schedules.

Authorizes and assigns aircraft maintenance jobs, job control numbers ei ther manually or through a computerized maintenance system, work priorities, and start and completion times f or scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of aircraft. Conducts the control and dispatch of shop assignments. Monitors progress of job completion by dispatched personnel. Controls maintenance on assigned aircraft and related support and training equipment.

Takes prompt and decisive action to make on- the-spot adjustments to maintenance repair priorities necessitated by unscheduled maintenance requirements, and incorporates all unscheduled maintenance into a daily plan. 2.

Maintains visual aids depicting status of maintenance actions in progress, special ist availability and status of aerospace vehicles, aerospace ground equipment (AGE), training equipment, transportation and tow vehicles, munitions loads, arming of guns and munitions, and location of aircraft and dispatched AGE. Maintains a visual schedule of daily flying, noting deviations and cancellations. 3.

Coordinates with Materiel Control on mission capable (MICAP) and non-mission capable status (NMCS) of parts, adjustments to in-shop work priorities, and verification of urgency of need designators. Determines the source of supply for cannibalization actions. 4. Coordinates with Quality Assurance on functional check flight (FCF) requirements, Air Operations on flying schedule, other maintenance shops for coordination of repair work and with other functional areas as required.

5. Requests necessary support services such as fire fighting activity standby, fuel and defuel and civil engineer support. Directs physical movement of aircraft and aerospace ground equipment. 6. Controls the maintenance communications and transportation systems to provide for the effective transmission of information and movement of material and maintenance personnel. 7.

Develops and maintains current procedural check sheets for use during actions such as mass loads combat turnaround, broken arrow (nuclear emergency), emergency notification, aircraft crash, flightl1ne fire, severe weather warning evacuation. Monitors and revises the sequence of preselected aircraft required for contingency commitments. 8. Makes required inputs to the automated data system and retrieves data and/or computer generated products as required. 9.

Conducts training of assigned military personnel. Performs other duties as assigned.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Air National Guard Units, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $50460 – $80243/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.