Summary The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a first level supervisor providing planning, directing, organizing and exercising control over non-supervisory personnel assigned to the Load Planning Section. Responsible for proper preplanning, control and selection of cargo for timely movement through the aerial port to a variety of stateside/overseas destinations. Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. Responsibilities Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of an assigned shift in the Load Planning Section of the Air Terminal Operations Flight, ensuring that work accomplished on the shift complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. Represents the Load Planning Section with a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Selects specific cargo/mail to be airlifted for scheduled aircraft in consideration of such factors as type and configuration of aircraft, priorities of available cargo/mail, allowable cabin load, date cargo/mail received for shipment, status of cargo, routing of aircraft, sequence on loading/offloading. Selects, manifests, and validates hazardous cargo for movement on military/commercial aircraft. Monitors the movements of high priority cargo (Green Sheet, 999, Project Code, Sensitive Cargo, Refrigerated, Life or Death, Forward Supply System (FSS), Mission Impaired Capability Awaiting Part (MICAP), explosives, weapons, ammunition, firearms, etc,) Reviews daily flying schedules for forecasted missions with special interest on routings and capability forecast worksheets depicting space blocks of high priority cargo/passengers. Performs cargo inventories. Prepares and distributes Load Plan, Air Force (AF) Form 4080, to various work centers to facilitate pulling of pre-built pallets of cargo or directs work centers to build pallets of loose, oversized and special handling cargo. Performs various support duties involving load planning, inspection activities, and reports. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Technical and Medical Support Positions for Cargo Scheduling Series, 2144. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-08, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes experience that involved scheduling the movement of cargo into or through one or more freight terminals in the appropriate amounts in order to balance the flow with the terminals' capacity to accommodate the freight and the carriers' capacity to transport the cargo; knowledge of DoD and Air Mobility Command transportation instructions, manuals and regulations, as well as applicable aircraft T.O. 'sand related aircraft load characteristics; knowledge and technical expertise in military and commercial transportation; knowledge of hazardous and/ or explosive movement procedures and compatibility; knowledge of skill in planning and executing overall safe air cargo loading to include knowledge of arithmetic and weight and balance procedures; knowledge of and ability to operate a computerized system such as Global Air Transportation Execution System (GATES), Automated Air Load Planning System (AALPS), Computer Aided Load Manifesting (CALM), application software and other similar systems; knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures. OR EDUCATION: Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree meets the requirements for GS-2144-09, with a major study in transportation or traffic management, economics, business administration, accounting, finance, statistics, or related fields. NOTE: You must submit copies of your college transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: 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%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-08 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of DoD and Air Mobility Command transportation instructions, manuals and regulations, as well as applicable aircraft T.O. 'sand related aircraft load characteristics. Knowledge and technical expertise in military and commercial transportation. Knowledge of hazardous and/ or explosive movement procedures and compatibility. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures. Knowledge of skill in planning and executing overall safe air cargo loading to include knowledge of arithmetic and weight and balance procedures. Knowledge of and ability to operate a computerized system such as Global Air Transportation Execution System (GATES), Automated Air Load Planning System (AALPS), Computer Aided Load Manifesting (CALM), application software and other similar systems. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of a small to medium sized organization to include determining resources required to accomplish the mission. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Additional Information Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement. Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here.