F-16 FACO Production Lead - First Shift

Job Description

You will be the F-16 Build Team, Production Lead - First Shift. In addition to standard job description tasks, the Production Lead will be responsible for providing status of work documents and work accomplished in their work area.

What You Will Be Doing

The F-16 Production Lead will be required to interface with multiple functional organizations, in addition to the area supervisor and crew to resolve issues or constraints in the aircraft assembly / production environment.

The candidate will be the intermediary between the aircraft assembly crew and production supervision and provide technical guidance to the crew for the assembly of aircraft components.

In this capacity the lead will status, communicate and support production goals and objectives of the day / week, assess skill and complexity of tasks, issue work assignments, establish nominal expectation of tasks by obtaining personal contract for each task period of performance with each of the employees;

set, check and adjust to meet realization and build performance objectives.

Instill product disciplines to align with Production imperatives of Safety, Quality Schedule & Cost which include but not limited too;

fall protection, critical moves and crane lifts, use & disposal of hazardous materials, adherence and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), material handling and storage of staged and work-in-process (WIP) parts, chemical control and labeling, clean as you go, housekeeping, Tool & FOD controls.

The candidate will be required to support corrective action investigations, root cause analysis, advise on and implement innovations and process improvements, as well as maintain 6S / lean processes for their area of responsibility.

Production Lead will be considered a working lead that will maintain certifications and qualifications to perform production tasks as required as well as other associated duties.

No Clearance is required to start. Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

What’s In It For You : 3 day weekends every weekend!

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality?

We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Who You Are

You are a multi-faceted teammate able to communicate and function effectively on an engineering team to create a collaborative and inclusive environment that allows for the establishment of mission goals.

You have experience with itemized planning and prioritization of tasks that drives the

efficient execution of objectives.

Our Commitment to DEI

We Hear You, We See You. At LM Aeronautics, we invest in people and promoting the sharing of ideas to create incredible solutions.

We know that our success depends on the combined efforts of diverse-thinkers like you! At LM Aeronautics, we cultivate an inclusive environment that appreciates differences and unique thinking.

Our global commitment to diversity and inclusion reflects our values of doing what's right, respecting others and performing with excellence. Learn more here :

At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, we're taking innovation to the next level. From designing the most advanced air vehicle to designing aircraft that defies gravity, our engineers live on the cutting edge of technology.

Desired skills

• Ability to problem solve.
• Excellent Written and Verbal communication skills.
• Leadership experience
• Ability to lead a team to meet critical schedules and resolve technical issues.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications with ability apply their intent.
• Ability to understand aircraft work instructions and technical orders
• F-16 Avionics or APG experience highly desirable.
• Champion of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) control measures
12 days ago