Production Controller
What you'd do
About the Position: Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is located in northeast Texas, 19 miles west of Texarkana and approximately 170 miles northeast of Dallas. RRAD is near the corners of 4 states - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The depot's enormous maintenance mission includes the repair, rebuild, overhaul and conversion of tactical wheeled vehicles. For more information on Red River Army Depot, go to the following web site: www.redriver.army.mil.
Major duties
Perform a variety of duties required to develop logistics management operations that involve planning, coordinating and evaluating the logistics actions required to support depot mission workload and resource requirements utilizing the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP). Manage designated maintenance programs for combat and tactical vehicle system(s) assuring depot level repair, rebuild, overhaul, conversion, and/or modification is accomplished in the most economical, expedient, and cost efficient manner feasible. Plan, estimate, schedule and expedite the use of labor, machines, and materials in the repair, rebuild, conversion, overhaul, and/or modification of combat and tactical vehicles. Leads a team of Production controllers and Parts Managers in grades GS-07 and GS-09. Has responsibility for distributing and balancing the workload among employees in accordance with established work flow or job specialization, assure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload, and assure that each employee has enough work to keep busy.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Planning production schedules for major end item weapon systems and components, 2) Estimating labor costs for new depot overhaul programs, and 3) Tracking material availability across multiple production work centers. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
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