Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor

Quick Facts

• Title 32 excepted service position in the National Guard
• Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor (WS-8852-9) – Permanent

Description

You will plan and schedule aircraft maintenance work, arrange required personnel, materials, and equipment, and supervise subordinates in following prescribed methods and procedures. You will review work in progress and upon completion, coordinate approvals for procedure/work-operation changes, maintain production reports and records, and implement regulatory safety requirements. The role also supports readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization and command exercises, and may include additional emergency or support duties.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule daily or project-to-project maintenance work assignments within time requirements
• Assign tasks, explain prescribed methods/procedures, and instruct subordinates on new procedures
• Review work in progress and at completion; obtain approval for changes in standards/procedures/operations
• Recommend ways to improve operations and reduce costs
• Recommend candidates for vacancies, promotion, reassignment; support performance standards and appraisals
• Counsel employees on discipline; attempt to resolve informal complaints and grievances
• Conduct on-the-job training and recommend employees for formal training
• Schedule and approve short-period leave
• Ensure safety and housekeeping regulations are followed using appropriate protective clothing/equipment
• Implement personnel programs (e.g., equal opportunity, position management, position description review, labor relations)
• Maintain production reports and records
• Perform nonsupervisory functions of the supervised organizational segment
• Implement regulatory safety requirements; ensure proper safety equipment use and precautions
• Participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization, and command support exercises
• May perform additional duties such as aircraft fire/crash/rescue, security guard, snow removal, munitions loading/handling, heavy equipment operations, facility/equipment maintenance, or natural-disaster/civil-emergency support

Requirements

• National Guard membership required; compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard required prior to effective date
• Selection requires concurrence with uniform and excepted-service membership conditions of employment
• Able to wear the military uniform
• For non-current members: eligible for immediate National Guard membership and employment in the listed military grade
• Male applicants born after 31 Dec 1959: registered for Selective Service
• Federal employment suitability determined by background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period
• Mandatory direct deposit
• Not located at a bargaining unit
• Resume limited to 2 pages
• Experience requirements: general experience supervising workers day-to-day/project-by-project and performing associated nonsupervisory work
• Specialized experience: at least 12 months equivalent to WS-8 level, including planning/directing work, reviewing requirements/priorities, knowledge of lines of work, and demonstrated ability to supervise/shop processes

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides a comprehensive benefits package; eligibility depends on whether the position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.