Lockheed Martin

Fabrication Mech - Heat Treat

Lockheed Martin$60K — $112K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in heat treating processes and machinery operations.
  • Proficient in aircraft sheet metal hand finishing and forming techniques.
  • Experienced with numerically controlled machinery for precision metal shaping.
  • Documented knowledge of heat treatment processes like annealing and quenching.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and heat treat specifications accurately.

Responsibilities

  • Determine the appropriate heat treat process for various materials and parts.
  • Operate equipment for heat treating and quenching production components.
  • Manage age hardening oven settings according to material specifications.
  • Document treatment methods for quality assurance and future reference.
  • Correct tolerance issues using shims based on reference tables.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
  • Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10 schedules).
  • 401(k) match for retirement savings.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • Education Assistance for professional development.
Full Job Description
Standard Job Description

You will be the Fabrication-Heat Treat Mechanic for the team which is responsible for heat treating and age hardening and testing of steel, and aluminum production parts and their alloys, rivets, steel tooling parts and stock.

What You Will Be Doing

As the Fabrication-Heat Treat Mechanic, you will be responsible for determining the heat treat process and quenching required to obtain results, and determining proper timing and temperature of ovens, salt baths according to material composition, shape, size and thickness.

Your responsibilities will include:
  • Heat treating production steel and aluminum parts, tooling parts, dies and stock made from steel or steel alloys
  • Operating hand or power equipment to change furnace or bath and quenching, and checking and maintaining heat treat solutions
  • Operating age hardening ovens by checking orders for correct material and preceding heat treat, and setting controls for proper heat and time according to established specifications
  • Recording treatment method for future reference, and working with authorized liaison personnel as required
  • Selecting and placing shims to correct out of tolerance conditions from reference tables and written procedures

Who You Are

The ideal candidate will be a highly skilled and experienced heat treat mechanic with a strong knowledge of heat treating methods and processes and aircraft sheet metal hand finishing, bending, or forming. You will have excellent problem-solving skills, the ability to read and interpret detail and assembly blueprints, and understand heat treat specifications and nomenclature.

Further Information About This Opportunity

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access.
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Basic Qualifications

Four years experience which provides knowledge of:

Working on parts which require holding to exacting tolerances when necessary, determine trim lines from blueprints or templates.

Aircraft sheet metal hand finishing, bending, forming, using routers, circular saws power brakes to form, pierce, contour, or straighten metal parts and power rolls to contour sheet metal extrusions, and structural tubing.

Run, program and set up, numerically controlled brakes, water jets, slip roll, rotary shapers, hydro press, punch press and, to perform and operation within their capacity to cut, shape and drill flat and formed sheet metal and extrusion stock. Makes minor adjustments when the machines perform improperly.

Documented heat treat experience with familiarity of processes such as annealing, normalizing, quenching, check and straightening.

Completion of a high-quality industrial-based machine shop training program which is typically [redacted] training hours in duration would offset six months of the four-year requirement.

Employee must be able to read and interpret detail and assembly blueprints and understand heat treat specifications and nomenclature.

Desired Skills

Aircraft related experience

Pay Information
  • $29.16 - $54.15

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only.
Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
  • Additional specific benefits are dependent upon the business unit and the collective-bargaining agreement.
  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
  • For (Washington state applicants only) Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

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