Capacity Planner - Watervliet, United States - Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (TACOM)

Description

Summary Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position:
This position is located at the Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet NY.

Responsibilities Serves as a Material Resource Planning capacity planner who forecasts, monitors, schedules and/ or expedites workload needed to support for programs utilizing logistics scheduling and planning software such as Logistics Modernization Program.

Identifies and recommends a path forward or potential solutions for short- and long-range capacity constraints within assigned work centers. Serves as the primary advisor to the production control division for all overtime projections for the manufacturing areas.

Analyzes production reports and work center efficiencies used to formulate and compile pertinent data for reports on capacity control studies made for the division.

Conducts briefings on apparent discrepancies with Master Scheduler and command group, other division chiefs, and suggests corrective action and/or needed changes.

Determines the production capacity needed by an organization to meet changing demands for production. Maintains standard files amongst all involved divisions for anticipated machine movements throughout the installation.

Continually reviews ways in which to make improvements and increase efficiency in regard to capacity planning in the manufacturing process.

Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply:
US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-09
Level

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Utilize scheduling and/or planning software to determine workload and/or schedules such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Material Requirements Planning (MRP) software; (2) Collect and analyze production and/or work center data for productivity and/or efficiency review; (3) Apply knowledge of industrial activities such as staffing requirements, capacity of machines and/or equipment, planning production cycles and/or schedules; and (4) Develop and/or prepare spreadsheets or databases to monitor production or workflow.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: business administration, industrial management, production management, or engineering disciplines.

OR Combination of Education and Experience:

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18.

Add the two percentages. GS-11

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Utilize scheduling and/or planning software to determine workload and/or schedules such as Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) or Material Requirements Planning (MRP) software; (2) Collect and analyze production and/or work center data for productivity and/or efficiency review; (3) Apply knowledge of industrial activities such as staffing requirements, capacity of machines and/or equipment, planning production cycles and/or schedules; (4) Develop and/or prepare spreadsheets or databases to monitor production or workflow; and (5) Conduct briefings to suggest corrective actions on discrepancies.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR Education:
Ph.

D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as:
business administration, industrial management, production management, or engineering disciplines.

OR Combination of Education and Experience:

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18.

Add the two percentages.


Education FOREIGN EDUCATION:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.

education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.


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Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Logistics Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.