Configuration Specialist – 2nd Shift (Contract) | Keep Aerospace Production Running Smoothly

Location: Columbus, MS
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 2:00 PM–10:30 PM CT (after initial training period)
Pay: $25 to $32.00/hr.
Duration: Open-ended contract
Work Environment: 100% Onsite

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a Configuration Specialist to join our production planning department. In this administrative and technical support role, you’ll coordinate, track, and maintain all configuration-related activities for design changes—helping ensure that every aircraft is built and maintained to the highest standards. Your work will directly support product quality, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

What You’ll Do

Configuration Management & Process Control

• Issue, control, coordinate, and monitor configuration changes and related actions.

• Maintain a reference database of change requests and notify all impacted stakeholders.

• Standardize configuration control processes across multiple production sites.

• Track and control all configuration-relevant design data within SAP.

• Manage STC configuration changes for production and retrofit operations.

Archiving & Records

• Maintain controlled document storage locations with current approved design data per company procedures.

• Archive and preserve configuration records for historical and statistical purposes.

Organization & Coordination

• Organize and facilitate change board meetings, prepare agendas, track actions, and distribute minutes.

• Manage certified design bills of material, configuration lists, and deliveries per program requirements.

• Create and maintain configuration baselines.

• Prepare customer documentation packages for retrofit and production configurations.

• Collaborate with engineering, production control, quality assurance, and other internal departments.

Additional Duties

• Participate in joint change boards and support other configuration-related tasks as needed.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in configuration administration within a production planning or manufacturing environment (SAP experience required).

• Knowledge of configuration management processes and FAA regulations.

• Strong technical terminology knowledge and understanding of industrial engineering principles.

• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word) and SAP modules MM & PP.

• This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.                                               
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree.

• Experience in certification or quality-related data management.

Physical & Work Requirements

• 100% onsite role.

• Ability to work on a computer for extended periods, attend meetings, and navigate production areas.

• Capable of lifting/carrying up to 30 lbs occasionally.

• PPE (steel-toed shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection) required for shop floor visits.

Why Join Us

At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect top aerospace professionals with projects that keep fleets operational and safe. In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring production accuracy and compliance, working alongside skilled teams dedicated to quality and innovation. We offer competitive pay, a structured work schedule, and the opportunity to make a direct impact on aerospace manufacturing and support.

Apply Now

Take your career to the next level in configuration management. Apply today and help us maintain the precision and performance that the aerospace industry demands.

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