Dale Moore

I assist schedulers with managing the production workload and collaborate with planners to implement necessary changes to WCDs. Additionally, I coordinate with engineers to execute modifications outlined in the 202’s and oversee shop capacity by calculating shop hours based on the monthly workload distribution. This is integrated into systems designed to regulate production input. I identify and take appropriate actions to eliminate excess parts from the shop floor, ensuring proper flow from station to station. I also collaborate with managers and supervisors while working with CHILDDOC and MICAPS and am familiar with systems such as ITS, LDMS, TAA, TSS, BOM, and MRO. My knowledge encompasses the organizational methods and processes used in production to control and sequence work operations, factoring in material, labor, machinery, and considerations involved in scheduling workloads. I am experienced in inputting time and attendance using the TAA system, and in planning daily, weekly, and monthly priorities. This involves organizing work assignments for subordinate workers to maintain a high level of quality and productivity. Moreover, I am well-versed in JEDMICS/ATEAM to ensure that parts conform to Technical Orders (TOs) and regularly order materials to sustain adequate stock levels. My team is dedicated to implementing lean practices, promoting safety and health principles, and analyzing internal management procedures for material support within the 551st Squadron. In addition to these responsibilities, I operate machinery such as press brakes, shears, and punch presses to manufacture various parts according to blueprint specifications and TO requirements. I also document completed work in a shared Excel file and have contributed to reorganizing the shop for improved workflow from station to station. I assisted in developing a workflow chart to monitor the movement of manufactured parts as they transition through departments, such as heat treat, paint, and production control. I am familiar with computer systems like OBOM, NIMMS, MPS, D035K, and D043, which support and manage shop capacity. I perform final inspections on all end items for sale to ensure accuracy, fit, and spacing compliance with TOs and technical data, while maintaining a professional appearance. Furthermore, I work closely with planners and schedulers to support a variety of production planning, scheduling, and supply tasks that are essential to depot maintenance programs, including the repair, overhaul, manufacture, and modification of complex weapon systems. My production planning is based on daily shop capacity, guided by OWO charts that indicate the current workload and time requirements.
I have conducted inspections on various items to assess the level of repair required, ensuring that all tasks and undertakings align with the prescribed technical data. Part of my responsibilities includes reviewing work operations related to programmed Work Control Documents (WCDs), which encompass skill codes, equipment codes, work center codes, and other relevant codes, to confirm their accuracy and precision. I assist in the daily operations of both programmed and unprogrammed workloads by monitoring and adjusting established production schedules in accordance with production demands. Additionally, I provide vital Depot Maintenance production support by reviewing, validating, and processing workload induction documents. To ensure effective operations, I ensure that unprogrammed WCDs are thoroughly researched, planned, and initiated as per technical data. When necessary, I modify workload schedules due to funding priorities or customer requirements, ensuring that production does not exceed its capacity. I also support the development and adjustment of information that is input into data systems by researching the history of specific items. I work closely with Production Planners to maintain the efficiency of budget and labor rates by coordinating with financial personnel on the funding needed to support repair operations, schedules, and capacity. In my role, I review work order requirements to identify aircraft or structures that need repair or modification according to priority within DREP and EXPRESS directives, taking into account the shop's capacity and available resources to ensure that all operations are well-integrated and supported. I assist the Pre-Production Planner in developing and verifying budgets and labor rates, as well as numerous financial indicators to ensure accuracy and efficiency. I identify the causes of production delays and recommend or implement corrective actions, monitoring the workflow across various work centers to minimize production flow days. Moreover, I review programmed WCDs for the necessary work operations—whether repair, overhaul, manufacture, or modification—to ensure that all skill codes, equipment codes, and work center codes are adequate and accurate. I comply with OSHA, AFOSH, and other federal regulations to enforce safety and health requirements. Additionally, I coordinate with financial management personnel to secure adequate funding for repair operations while adjusting schedules and capacity requirements as needed. I also verify that unrepaired costs and requirement inputs are accurate in the data systems used.
I utilize computer equipment to perform essential transactions such as logging in and out of Work Control Documents (WCDs) and inputting leave time in the Time and Attendance (TAA) system. My expertise includes understanding various metal characteristics and properties, including stainless steel, magnesium, lead, aluminum, brass, and titanium. I apply this knowledge to repair, assemble, overhaul, and perform structural and sheet metal repairs and modifications on aircraft components. I meticulously review Work Control Documents to ensure that mechanics have correctly stamped and dated them in compliance with technical data. Following safety protocols, I use personal protective equipment (PPE) while ensuring adherence to federal and state regulations for the storage, handling, labeling, and disposal of hazardous materials and waste in accordance with environmental standards. My hands-on skills include assembling, installing, and connecting parts, fittings, and assemblies on aircraft using layout tools, hand tools, power tools, and fasteners such as bolts, screws, rivets, and clamps. I operate complex machinery, including slip roll forming machines, box and pan brakes, rotary machines, and various soldering and welding equipment. Positioning and aligning subassemblies in jigs and fixtures is a crucial part of my work, and I use measuring instruments in conjunction with blueprint lines and index points to achieve precision. I manufacture and fabricate components such as stingers, formers, and doublers to reinforce control surfaces and existing structural members using various hand and power tools, such as hammers, chisels, band saws, and seamers, tailored for special projects.I demonstrate proficiency in reading and interpreting blueprints, illustrations, and specifications to determine layout sequences of operations and identify relationships between parts. Additionally, I utilize various measuring devices, including protractors, calipers, and depth gauges, to measure plans and projects accurately, as well as perform thorough inspections.My responsibilities also include planning projects for lower and equal-grade workers to follow, ensuring they have clear guidance on tasks. I align, fit, assemble, connect, and install system components, utilizing jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments, hand tools, and power tools. I am experienced in joining structural assemblies, such as left and right-hand inboard and outboard ailerons.Furthermore, I am skilled in locating bend lines, holes, centers, diameters, and the direction and dimension of flanges and radii of bends by using a scribe on templates. I also take the initiative to plan and layout patterns and templates, often working with minimal or no accompanying information to manufacture and install unique sheet metal aircraft components, thereby executing repairs, assembly, overhaul, or modifications efficiently.