AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANAGER (TITLE 32)

Clarification from the agency

WHO MAY APPLY: All qualified permanent and indefinite Title 32 National Guard employees who are currently working for the 139th Airlift Wing in St. Joseph, Missouri.

• Assesses the impact of the flying schedule and schedule changes program to ensure that aircraft requirements and configurations can be met.
• Plans, implements, and executes contingency operations which may require the activation and deployment of aircraft, personnel, and equipment able to respond to dynamic worldwide events.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Directs overall efforts to ensure readiness of assigned aircraft, personnel, and equipment to meet wartime, day-to-day mission requirements, and any State Active Duty to support State Emergencies.
• Establishes, reviews, and/or revises policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organization design for the assigned staff, as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment.
• Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the organization to direct flying operations.
• Directs functions to provide mission generation support by executing on-equipment activities to produce properly configured, mission ready weapon systems to meet contingency and training mission requirements.
• Constantly exercises conflict-resolution skills to de-conflict flying schedule priorities supporting wing mission requirements, Operations and Maintenance Training requirements, and real-world Air Tasking Order (ATO) commitments.
• Makes critical decisions involving fleet Urgent and Immediate action Time-Compliance Technical Order aircraft modifications as they affect the flying schedule.
• 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.
• Determines goals and objectives for the organization; and reviews, accepts, amends or rejects work which has been accomplished by subordinate supervisors and organizations.
• Performs duties with the responsibility of the Special Certification Roster (SCR) to ensure accuracy and that a sufficient number of personnel are qualified to perform mission critical tasks.
• Ensures sufficient numbers of trained personnel on SCR to meet OPLAN, DOC Statement, Unit Type Code (UTC), and day-to-day maintenance taskings and flying commitments.
• Evaluates subordinate supervisors and reviews evaluations made by subordinate supervisors.
• Makes and approves selections for subordinate positions.
• Hears and resolves grievances and serious employee complaints; and reviews serious disciplinary cases and problems involving subordinate employees and determines required action.
• Collaborates with the Group Commander and other base organizations to plan, develop and implement numerous long term plans
• Conducts 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.
• Plans and executes the maintenance elements of the flying hour and training program to ensure the Wing can meet contingency and wartime tasking of the aviation element, as well as the Expeditionary Combat Support (ECS).
• Ensures resources such as facilities, manpower, equipment, communications, technical data, tools, and parts are adequate to meet the unit peacetime and wartime mission.

Conditions of employment

• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an Excepted Service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Failure to complete management prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment, may be cause for reassignment or termination.
• This is an Excepted Service position that requires membership in the Missouri National Guard prior to the effective date of placement.
• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Air National Guard recruiter at 1-800-864-6264 prior to applying for this position.
• Individuals on incentive bonuses may be subject to recoupment or termination, contact the State Incentives Manager at Whiteman AFB at (660) 687-7394 or at St. Joseph at (816) 236-3339 for any questions concerning recoupment or termination.
• Employment can be terminated with a 30 day notice.
• In the event a permanent (Tenure 1 or 2) employee is selected, and is willing to accept the indefinite appointment, that employee will relinquish permanent status.
• Management has the right to convert this position to permanent status without re-advertising.
• May be required to successfully complete a supervisory probationary period.
• Drug Testing Required.
• Work may require access to classified information. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• This position requires the incumbent to occasionally travel away from the normal duty station. The incumbent must be willing and able to travel on military and commercial aircraft.
• Position does not require the piloting or pilot instructing of military aircraft.

Qualifications

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected candidate must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Air National Guard. Title 32 employees will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor (grade inversion).

Maximum Military Grade - Maj (O-4)

Minimum Military Grade - 2d Lt (O-1)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience, education or training which has provided you with knowledge of equipment maintenance work, or skill in reading engineering drawings and specifications, using test instruments, making computations and keeping records; and use of computer and automation systems.

GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess 36 months of specialized experience that demonstrates your ability to direct and manage aircraft maintenance personnel, equipment, and overall readiness of assigned resources to meet wartime, day-to-day mission requirements; plan, schedule, and implement a flying program following Operational Risk Management (ORM) concepts; and establish, review, and/or revise policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organization design for the assigned staff, as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment. The specialized experience must also indicates your experience that required highly complex, extremely high standards, and inspections often requiring sophisticated testing methods and equipment; experience in meeting rigid requirements established by other sources as to when and how the work will be done; ability to supervise through subordinate supervisors, or the potential to perform such duties as evidenced by the ability to communicate, skill in applying human relations techniques, and knowledge of general supervisor concepts.

SPECIALIZED SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience managing the function of the work to be performed that includes the ability to lead, direct and assign work of personnel.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

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.

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Packet which may include the following:

1. Resume (must include the following information)
   1. First and Last Name
   2. Contact Information (Phone Number and Email)
   3. Position Title(s)
   4. Company/Organization Name(s)
   5. Dates of Employment (MONTH and YEAR)
   6. Duties Performed - brief descriptions that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement

Please be advised that copying and pasting the specialized experience from the vacancy announcement into your resume is prohibited and will result in your resume being disqualified.

It is best practice to ensure military career information is listed in addition to civilian career information.

2. Transcripts - Only a requirement if education is required OR you substitute education for specialized experience
   Unofficial copies may be submitted for application purposes, but placement will not occur until official transcripts have been provided.
3. SF-50 - If you have previously been employed by another Federal Agency or previously worked for our agency, please submit a copy of the last Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50).
   This is NOT a requirement for those that have never been employed by a Federal Agency or those currently employed by our agency.
4. DD214s

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