Production Controller (Kitting)
DLA CareersSummary See below for important information regarding this job. Duties Help Plans and oversees production control projects, including inspection, repair, modification, and fabrication or kit building. Conducts all phases of production planning, including estimating, scheduling, and expediting for repair, modification, and fabrication operations. Reviews and analyzes schedules, references, and directives to determine project requirements, interpreting manufacturing data and standards. Determines the necessary machinery, equipment, work processes, and personnel required for each project. Researches and identifies sources for required materials through various catalogs and direct contact with suppliers to ensure availability. Compiles detailed cost estimates, including direct and indirect costs, and provides explanations for any figures that exceed limitations. Schedules and monitors production operations, collaborates with various departments to resolve delays, and ensures projects are completed on schedule. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. citizen Tour of Duty: Set Schedule Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Bargaining Unit Status: No Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information. Qualifications To qualify for a Production Controller (Kitting), your resume and supporting documentation must support: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. For current and former Federal civilian service employees: to qualify at the GS-09 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. For all other applicants: To qualify at the GS-09 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: GS-07: Execute fabrication, overhaul, kit building, and repair of products Observe and analyze production operations to determine process efficiency and improvements Coordinates timing and integration of production efforts GS-08: Observe and analyze production operations to determine process efficiency and improvements. Conducts all phases of production planning, including estimating, scheduling, and expediting for repair, modification, and fabrication operations Plans and oversees production control projects, including inspection, repair, modification, and fabricatio…