Scheduling Support (Secret Clearance Required) - March ARB at Akima, LLC in Riverside, California

Job Description:

RiverTech, an Akima Company, we are dedicated to bringing innovative solutions to our customers’ complex engineering and operational challenges. Our personnel enjoy competitive benefits packages and challenging roles in work environments committed to innovation, diversity and opportunity for career growth. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), 100% of our company’s profits go back to our more than 14,000 Iñupiat shareholders that have resided near and above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. Our business helps support their way of life and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived in a challenging environment.

Job Summary:

Scheduling is a challenging, dynamic process. The approved, printed schedule normally requires numerous changes due to aircraft mechanical problems, medical issues, flight evaluation requirements, expiring event currencies, deployments and student training continuity. Weather conditions and other factors

beyond the control of the scheduler also limit flying opportunities.

Responsibilities:  

• Coordinate with the training officer, training non-commissioned officer (NCO), squadron aviation resource management (SARM), Unit Deployment Manager (UDM), and Operations Officer (DO) to arrange a schedule to facilitate operations, qualification, upgrade, test, exercises, and continuation training accomplishment to meet required currency and progression standards, in accordance with (IAW) DO priorities.


• Build long- and short-range shift schedules to ensure full coverage of all aircrew, instructor, evaluator, support personnel, and supervisor positions.


• Build device utilization schedules to ensure student throughput requirements, Government Use Time (GUT), Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) exercises, testing events, and all other device-specific activities are met and comply with contractual requirements.


• Coordinate with senior squadron leadership on a daily and weekly basis. Coordinate with simulator contractors as required for simulator events.


• Track crewmember leave, temporary duty, scheduled medical appointments or other scheduling commitments and backfill their absences. Contractor will de-conflict crewmember schedules and coordinate with flight leadership to ensure crew members are available to meet assigned sortie taskings.


• Track daily flight/ground/academic training requirements and accomplishments to facilitate accurate flight scheduling in support of the DO. To the maximum extent possible, schedule aircrew based on experience to mitigate Operational Risk Management (ORM) as detailed in AMCI 90-903, Aviation ORM. Schedule IAW guidance as outlined by Standardization/Evaluation (Stan/Eval) in conjunction with applicable aircraft manuals, appropriate supplements, and the Go-No/Go Process Guide. Updates will be reported to squadron leadership and be made available to students and instructors through Government-approved means.


• Facilitate last-minute schedule changes to ensure full coverage by working with the current mission commander/operations supervisor (or equivalent) and flight representative(s) responsible for the shift that is not fully manned.


• Publish/post scheduling data for unit long- and short-range ground/academic, flying, and simulator training event schedules on a Government-designated system.


• Comply with Operations Group (OG), Wing Current Operations (OSO), and Group Training (OST) locally-developed guidance when building the schedule.


• Perform daily updates of scheduling data to compensate for changing conditions and training completion rates.


• Coordinate with OG, OSO, OST, outside agencies/exercise participants and higher headquarters representatives (i.e., RED FLAG, GREEN FLAG, Mobility Guardian, Weapons School support) for reporting and to facilitate exercise and special event schedules.


• Provide inputs to Wing Scheduling/Current Operations through attendance at weekly meetings for schedule coordination and de-confliction.


• Produce Flight Authorizations which have cleared the Group Stan/Eval Go-No/Go process.


• Update Load Tracker for the next week’s schedule.


• Produce the Flying Hour Program Report.


• Provide security manager(s) a weekly list of Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) requirements in order to generate JPAS letters as required for training missions.


• Coordinate with applicable Aerial Delivery, Cargo Load Training supervision, Boom Operator and Loadmaster Schedulers, and Wing Scheduling/Current Operations to ensure appropriate training loads are assigned and configured appropriately to each line on the schedule.    

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Two (2) years of experience as a USAF aircrew member, or;


• Two (2) years of experience working in a United States Air Force (USAF) Squadron, Group, or Wing flying scheduling office, or;


• Five (5) years of experience working in a Department of Defense (DoD) Flying Squadron, Group, or Wing flying scheduling office; or; 


• Five (5) years of experience as a scheduler in a transportation, maritime, or commercial airline company.


• One (1) year of experience working with Global Decision Support System (GDSS) or similar proprietary scheduling program.


• Two (2) years of experience working with Microsoft Office Suite.


• Excellent written, verbal communication and customer relations skills.


• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.


• Must have a minimum of a high school degree or GED.


• Active Secret Security Clearance.

Desired Qualifications:  

Applicable Operational Specialty Codes (not required):

• AFSC – 1C0XX, 1XXX—Operations; 1A0X1—Boom Operator, 1A1X1—Flight Engineer, 1A6X1—Flight Attendant and 1A2X1—Loadmaster.


• USA MOS – 15XX.


• USMC MOS – 60XX, 61XX, 62XX, 73XX, 75XX.


• NEC D0XX, G5XX; 8235/8251/8251—Flight Engineer.


• USN Officer 13XX.

The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description generally cover the nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position.  This is not intended to be a complete list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required.  Subject to the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the company management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as may be necessary.  We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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