Careers

Career Description

The Air Force operates tens of thousands of machines from aircraft and missiles to refueling trucks and jet engines. Making sure all this equipment is regularly maintained is the job of Maintenance Management Production specialists. Working with crew chiefs and mechanics, you'll plan, schedule and organize aerospace vehicle maintenance, as well as make sure all projects are completed on time and on budget. Having our equipment ready to go at a moment's notice is key to our success and in this job, and you'll be a key part in making sure we're always ready to go.

Career Tasks

• Develop plans and establish schedules to meet mission commitments, including scheduling aircraft and aerospace vehicles, associated support equipment (SE), munitions and precision measurement equipment (PME) through all phases of maintenance according to maintenance management directives
• Use manual or computerized systems in preparing weekly, monthly and quarterly utilization schedules, ensuring that all maintenance requirements and operational commitments are met
• Route repairable assets within the maintenance complex and determine priority material requirements in conjunction with the respective shop supervisor
• Review, evaluate and file documented information essential to plans, scheduling and documentation maintenance actions
• Maintain historical and flight status records of aircraft and associated support equipment

Relevant Interests & Skills

• Computer Science
• Business Operations
• Maintenance and Repair
• Mathematics

Training

After eight-and-a-half weeks of Basic Military Training, every Airman goes to technical training to learn their career. Here's the basic information about Maintenance Management Production technical training:

School location: Sheppard AFB [TX]

Length of course: 33 days

College degree earned: Maintenance Production Management

College credits earned: 12