Equipment Specialist

Overview

Torch Technologies is a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville / Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL with over 1200 employee-owners. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of Defense. As one of the nation's top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do : "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom". And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!

Position

Torch Technologies has an exciting opportunity for an Equipment Specialist providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center / PEO Digital Directorate (AFLCMC / ESDI) at Hill AFB, UT. The Air Force Program Execution Office for PEO Digital (AFPEO / HB) has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility to manage and execute the modernization, development, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of the PEO Digital portfolio, which includes over 130 programs for the United States Air Force (USAF) and foreign allies. AFLCMC / PEO Digital Directorate is headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA with geographically separated operating units CONUS and OCONUS.

Responsibilities

• Provide Equipment Specialist support that will provide CM activities and apply logistics best commercial practices and DoD directed concepts such as Performance-Based Logistics (PBL), public private partnering, and supply chain management.
• Perform configuration management tasks and apply the principles, criteria, and procedures of CM in support of systems and equipment acquired or sustained.
• Review and recommend changes to program-unique specifications to include system specifications, development specifications, and product specifications for both hardware and software, for proper format, content, and compliance with program requirements and standards.
• Maintain a current drawing package for all modifications and ensuring the latest version of drawings are on file.
• Ship and transmit drawing packages and their revisions.
• Provide technical support and analysis on field, depot and modification program issues.
• Prepare or assist with preparation of Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTOs) to support configuration changes and inspections.
• Support execution of Change Control Board (CCB) and subordinate boards by partnering with Technical Content Managers to manage the publication and distribution of technical order changes.
• Support engineering plans and OSS&E baselines by performing configuration management tasks (including management of DRs, AFTO 22s, and AFTO 252s).
• Produce monthly DR, AFTO 22, and AFTO 252 performance metrics.
• Support the configuration control function to include receipt, dissemination, processing, tracking, and providing recommendations for the final disposition of various change notices and reports.
• Review change proposals, management impacts, and compliance with Government requirements; provide recommendations for Government review and disposition; assist in the preparation and conduct of CCB; maintain change proposal files and historical information.
• Attend and support FCAs, PCAs, and Compliance Audits, auditing hardware and software Configuration Items and disposition and tracking of action items; assist with preparation of minutes.
• Assist with TIMs and the preparation of minutes from the meetings.
• Assist and execute transition to a digital technical order system.
• Monitor modification parts listings to identify items not loaded in the National Stock Number (NSN) system.
• Process non-stock listed items into the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) system.
• Monitor and process parts lists utilized under contractor logistics support for provisioning and configuration management planning and documentation.
• Assist with the development of drawing packages, system-specific and standard, in support of CM.
• Access system data within various sources / tools to assist in development of OSS&E reporting data and documentation.
• Provide input to the Technical Order Life Cycle Management Plan.
• Maintain Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) inventory lists to include physical inventory as required.
• Perform or assist in performing technical order validation / verification.
• Provide technical maintenance and technical order support to users via telephone, e-mail, and local meetings or direct field-support.
• Assist Technical Orders Management Agency (TOMA) with cataloging and tracking of technical orders.
• Develop methods, plans, and feedback requirements to meet program objectives for Technical Order management.
• Assist in the completion of supporting documents including TCTO requirements and coordination.
• Support establishment, coordination, documentation and justification of TO data requirements.
• Provide integrated logistics support including provisioning and source coding, maintenance data collection, validation of technical orders, configuration management data, analysis and evaluation of quality deficiency reports, and identification of alternate sources of supply for diminishing manufacturing / materiel sources.
• Review and provide feedback to the Government on effectiveness and efficiency of Combat & Mission Support Systems and maintenance practices.
• Evaluate Air Force directives to ensure adherence to Government and Air Force standard methods, maintaining procedures and proper use of systems, facilities, and personnel.
• Provide direct support to IPTs to perform research on material pertaining to Branch maintenance and equipment management.
• Conduct Logistics Supportability Analysis of Illustrated Parts Breakdowns to ensure part availability for SRU / LRU repair capability.
• Maintain system baselines to current configurations when initiating parts and supplier information, including CAGE codes for substitutions.
• Utilize Government software to identify errors, equipment status, and to recommend actions to improve readiness.
• Support integrated logistics support efforts, provisioning, maintenance data collection, TO management, configuration management, and analysis of AFTO forms and quality deficiency reports; identify alternate sources of supply as needed.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Schedule

Full Time - 40 Hrs

Work Location

Hill AFB, UT

Travel

0-10%

Relocation Assistance Available

No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract : No

Benefits : Torch Technologies offers ESOP participation, 401(k) match and safe-harbor contributions, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays.

Applying to Torch Technologies : Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment is contingent upon successful background check. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any status protected by law. Torch Technologies participates in E-Verify. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request reasonable accommodation by emailing HR@torchtechnologies.com. Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies.

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