Job ID: 689863BR Date posted: Mar. 30, 2025
Description:We are Lockheed Martin

Join Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, TX, as a Multi-Functional Manufacturing Associate Manager (Level 4). As the Associate Manager of Component Final Finishes (CFF), you will oversee the production performance of coated parts that support the F-35 build teams. This role requires leading the integration of complex schedules, coatings processes, and supporting functional organizations to meet production requirements.


WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Leadership and Management:
• Lead and oversee Supervisors, Technical Leads, and manufacturing activities, including facilities and capital planning, tool utilization, manufacturing plans, workflows, and crew loading.
• Assign work priorities to manufacturing planning, manufacturing engineers, industrial engineers, quality engineers, production control, and inspection teams.
• Manage direct, indirect, and allocated Business Unit Budgets.

Production and Performance Management:
• Utilize earned value management tools to manage and track production task execution.
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of aircraft records.
• Drive the overall strategy and execution of manufacturing processes, ensuring alignment with budget and schedule targets.
• Coordinate with manufacturing engineering to provide technical guidance to employees and optimize staffing, line analysis, and planning.

Quality and Compliance:
• Verify that products meet all quality and compliance requirements through rigorous inspections and tests.
• Ensure tooling, workplace layouts, and staffing align with cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance quality, schedule, and cost efficiency.
• Reinforce a culture that prioritizes Foreign Object Damage (FOD) prevention.
• Ensure certification of employees performing tasks that require certification.

Safety and Work Environment:
• Provide and maintain a safe work environment, taking corrective action to address unsafe conditions.
• Ensure compliance with company and F-35 program policies and procedures.
• Adhere to defined Core processes, submitting changes or exceptions as necessary for program-specific processes.

Employee Coordination and Development:
• Oversee employee recruitment, training, performance management, and work assignments.
• Conduct annual performance assessments for salaried employees.


WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
• Innovative Work: Contribute to the manufacturing of the F-35, the world’s most advanced fighter aircraft.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive compensation, 401(k), tuition assistance, and more.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.


WHO YOU ARE
• Experienced Leader – You have a background in aerospace or manufacturing operations, with a strong understanding of coatings and final finishes.
• Strategic Thinker – You can analyze complex schedules and optimize production processes.
• Quality-Focused – You are committed to maintaining compliance with strict quality and performance standards.
• Collaborative – You work effectively with cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence.
• Results-Oriented – You can manage budgets, schedules, and performance metrics to meet production goals.

This position is in Fort Worth, TX
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Basic Qualifications:
• Leadership experience in an aircraft manufacturing operations environment.

• Experience managing safety, quality, cost, and schedule in a manufacturing environment.

• Experience developing business strategies &/or tactical plans to achieve production objectives.

• Experience developing &/or implementing affordability improvement initiatives.

• Professional experience in identifying &/or building organizational talent.
Desired Skills:
• Experience leading in a union environment.

• MS Office Proficiency

• Previous low observable (LO) coatings experience, previous experience in a complex fabrication environment.

• Ability to manage, coach, train, &/or motivate team in technical and leadership development.

• Problem solving, root cause, corrective action, and continuous improvement.

• Strong presentation skills and speaking skills as well as the ability to address complex matters and solutions with senior leadership.

• Possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively interface with all levels of the organization, support organizations, customers, and governmental oversight organizations.

• Previous experience in leadership over aircraft assembly in the disciplines of structure/ electrical/ system check out.

• Previous experience as a leader in a Culture of Accountability.
Clearance Level: None
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: Multiple shifts available