Position Summary
As a Production Controller (UAS) Specialist-you will implement preliminary (advance) maintenance plans for assigned systems and schedules immediate maintenance for transient aircraft. Maintain visual aids depicting status of maintenance actions in progress, specialist 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. Coordinate 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. Coordinate 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. Request necessary support services such as firefighting activity standby, fuel and defuel and civil engineer support. Control the maintenance communications and transportation systems to provide for the effective transmission of information and movement of material and maintenance personnel. Develop and maintain current procedural check sheets for use during actions such as mass loads combat turnaround, broken arrow (nuclear emergency), emergency notification, aircraft crash, flightline fire, severe weather warning evacuation. Make required inputs to the automated data system and retrieves data and/or computer-generated products as required
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to:
- Work directly for the UAV Squadron Commander.
- Provide a flow chart of all unit owned UAVs to maintain awareness of scheduled maintenance, TBO and inform comand of unscheduled maintenance issues.
- Help maintain AADMIS, after being trained by customer, on all aircraft with flight time, maintenance status and other related software data as needed.
- Be ready to provide a weekly report on Squadron aircraft flight times, maintenance status and other pertinent information.
- Maintain a working library of Squadron aircraft manuals that assist the command in planning and execution of missions with assigned UAVs.
- Assist in planning for a bi-weekly maintenance meeting as necessary to help plan future requirements.
- Produce PowerPoint briefs to be used to show status of Squardon UAVs.
Other subrodinate duties may include:
- Work closely with UAV site managers to gather information on spares, ground support equipment and needed Squadron support.
- Work with aviation stores manager to ensure that all spares are readily available to support the UAV mission and to report any shortfalls that need to be ordered.
- Assist in projecting any ground support items, spares needed or other logistical requirements to meet mission needs.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements
Knowledge and Skills
- Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 software to include, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and ready to learn unit software such as AADMIS.
- Have a good working knowledge of aviation maintenance, having worked with Scan Eagle, Integrator or other UAVs is preferred.
Education and Experience
- 2 years experience of maintenance management procedure is preferred.
- High School graduate or higher.
Other Requirements:
- Must be able to obtain a UAE Drivers License
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must possess an active DoD Secret clearance
Special Note
The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.
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