Upon selection for this position, individual must possess or initiate a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background investigation. A favorable determination based upon investigative results is mandatory for this position. Failure to meet these requirements will result in termination of employment. A pre-placement physical is required if not already current. Upon selection, must complete mandatory Full-Time Support (FTS) Training at the Professional Education Center (PEC) within six months of assignment (if applicable, training will be coordinated by the supervisor). Individual must meet all military requirements of the position without creating a grade inversion, as determined by the Human Resources Office (HRO). Technicians will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor or wage leader (Grade Inversion). Enlisted members currently at a higher grade than allowed by the position (see Military Grade Requirement above) may apply; however, they must administratively reduce prior to appointment and provide confirmation of the reduction to HRO.
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3. LRS Training, Resources and Systems: Manages and performs work for providing training, resources, and systems to ensure the efficient and effective operation of installation deployment processes. Develops new approaches related to logistics workforce readiness to better support logistics services, systems and products. Ensures proper identification of AEF taskings, unit assessments of readiness capabilities (e.g. SORTS), limiting factors, common expeditionary skills training, storage and inspection of unit readiness programs. Analyzes base ready program requirements, develops get-well strategies and reports findings to squadron/flight, group and command staffs and agents. Designs and implements programs to train and prepare units to fulfill expeditionary combat support (ECS) capabilities requirements associated with organizing units to open, establish and operate forward bases to include assessing austere locations to determine requirements to sustain forces and operating locations, position, recovering and reconstituting forces. Provides deployment training (squadron-specific) for all installation personnel to carry out deployment tasks. Evaluates all manpower, resource, procedural, and capability issues impacting mobility readiness, air terminal operations, and base deployment activities. Serves as focal point for reporting limiting factors in supplies, equipment, transportation, personnel, and training to the commander to forward to higher headquarters. Prepares wartime and mobility management reports. Responsible for the Deployment Management System that insures all base personnel are ready to deploy.
4. Squadron/flight Technical Advisor: As the squadron/flight technical advisor on logistics readiness and AEF issues, performs/leads studies, and provides technical advice and assistance on development and implementation of readiness mission capabilities. The current and projected logistics readiness capabilities are associated with critical cargo and passenger movement, supply chain management, equipment and vehicles, vehicle maintenance, warehousing, deployment/reception and deliberate planning and operations, global fuels and cryogenics, and plans, programs, resource agreement, policies and procedures. The programs and studies directed and/or advice provided to key wing officials often leads to revision of critical LRS policies and procedures in the wing or squadron/flight. Responsible for smooth operations, to include working with subordinate chiefs, to ensure efficient flow of operations to meet wing and squadron/flight objectives. Researches and determines or recommends appropriate actions or interpretation of issues that impact the organization and/or command. Provides advice concerning the evaluation of new technological developments for use by the LRS community; evaluates and recommends process improvements. Ensures appropriate logistics readiness operation changes are implemented to enhance performance of command readiness operations.
5. Wing Logistics Readiness Representative: Represents the wing regarding logistics readiness issues at meetings within the organization and at conferences with JFHQ-State, USPFO, NG, MAJCOM, HQ USAF, DoD, and other agencies. Meetings and conferences in many cases are to negotiate mutually satisfactory agreements, to identify and resolve logistics readiness matters, and ensure concerted action by involved parties. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with other wings, squadrons, or base organizations, counterparts at MAJCOM, HQ USAF, DoD, other agencies and local, state & federal government counterparts as well as commercial and private organizations. Develops and presents issues in oral and written form, e.g. briefings, requirements documents or staff studies providing program status, accomplishments, problems, requirements for support, and promotion of program objectives to senior military officers and civilians in other program offices of the command, with HQ USAF, and/or other organizations.
6. LRS Management: Plans, organizes, and maintains oversight of the activities of the Logistics Readiness Squadron/flight, ensuring the planning efforts and work products and services of all the squadron/flight functions comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs. Develops goals and objectives that integrate organization and contingency planning objectives. 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 and schedules work in such a manner that promotes a smooth flow and even distribution and ensures effective use of organization resources to achieve organization goals and objectives as well as installation customer needs. Sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules based on consideration of 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 employees direction and advice regarding policies, procedures, and guidelines. Reviews and structures organization to optimize use of resources and to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. Submits requirements for additional resources and balances organization needs with overall mission requirements and resource interests. Identifies need for change in organization priorities and takes action to implement such changes. Is held accountable for actions taken and advice provided by subordinate employees. Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate employees. Directs self-assessment activities.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.