Navy NEC · Aviation

724B Aviation Maintenance Material Control Master Chief

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

Overview

An Aviation Maintenance Material Control Master Chief assists the Maintenance Material Control Officer with readiness responsibilities and coordinates, prioritizes, and monitors Production Division maintenance work. The master chief manages operational commitments, aircraft or bench status, workloads, personnel assets, material priorities, support equipment use, and cannibalization while coordinating with Production Division supervisors.

Core Skills

  • Aircraft and bench readiness tracking
  • Maintenance workload and personnel coordination
  • Material prioritization and cannibalization monitoring
  • Ground support equipment usage monitoring

Civilian Career Paths

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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Coordinating production supervisors, balancing maintenance workloads and personnel, and monitoring readiness provide a direct fit for the maintenance-control side of this occupation.

How to prepare: Build a sample maintenance-control tracker showing aircraft or bench status, workload, staffing, and material priorities to demonstrate your coordination approach when applying.

What the civilian work involves
  • Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Project

Notes & Sources

  • The verified duties document maintenance-control coordination, not hands-on aircraft repair or inspection expertise for technical maintenance supervision.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 724B

    [1] NEC entry "724B - Aviation Maintenance Material Control Master Chief"; cached text line 17119; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Aircraft and bench readiness tracking, Maintenance workload and personnel coordination, Material prioritization and cannibalization monitoring, Ground support equipment usage monitoring, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00)

  2. O*NET: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00)

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