Job Description

You will be the Palmdale Maintenance & Operations Senior Manager - Level for the Plant Engineering team which is responsible for...

What You Will Be Doing

As the Palmdale Maintenance & Operations Senior Manager - Level you will be responsible for leading 24/7/365 maintenance of critical equipment and infrastructure across the Palmdale plant and regional sites.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Direct functional areas including electrical/mechanical maintenance, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry/painting, custodial services, groundskeeping, and the automated building management system.
• Oversee reactive emergency repairs, preventive, reliability-focused, and predictive maintenance programs for over 1,300 major assets.
• Manage contractor and third-party services (fire protection, roof, elevators, landscaping) and ensure compliance with bargaining-unit contracts.
• Serve as the site representative for the Emergency Operations Center, providing emergency response and crisis management support.
• Develop and enforce Plant Engineering policies, budgetary controls, and asset-management strategies aligned with Air Force capital planning.

Who You Are

You are a decisive, collaborative leader with deep expertise in plant operations and a track record of sustaining high-availability assets. Your strong people-skills, strategic vision, and commitment to safety enable you to inspire large teams, drive continuous improvement, and protect critical mission infrastructure.

Further Information About This Opportunity

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

Palmdale, CA
This position is in Palmdale, CA • Discover Palmdale.

Basic Qualifications

Successful management of Plant Engineering/Maintenance teams with budget oversight and leadership discretion.

Strong technical acumen

Full spectrum leadership skills and analytics

Experience leading in manufacturing/industrial Plant Engineering/Maintenance environment.

Desired skills

Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite

Strong written and verbal communication skills

10+ years of Successful management of Plant Engineering/Maintenance teams with budget oversight and leadership discretion.

Managing in a union environment along with collective bargaining agreement knowledge

Experience leading in a Government Owned Company Operated (GOCO) environment.

Experience leading at a large, multi-shift site.

Experience with reliability centered maintenance strategies and programs to include, but not be limited to, preventive, predictive, failure analysis, root cause analysis, equipment condition assessments and TPM type strategies.

Background and knowledge implementing and/or utilizing a computerized maintenance management system.

Preventive maintenance optimization strategies

Experience with Maintenance CMMS Systems such as MAXIMO or LM Buildings

Work Schedule Information

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.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $124,900 - $220,225. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. 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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $143,600 - $248,975. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.