F-16 FACO Production Lead - 1st Shift

Basic Qualifications

• 10 years experience relative to aircraft Manufacturing, Maintenance, Modification, Repair, & Overhaul
• 6 years experience performing mechanical or avionics operational checkouts on aircraft

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

• Interface with multiple functional organizations to resolve issues or constraints in the aircraft assembly/production environment
• Provide technical guidance to the crew for the assembly of aircraft components
• Status, communicate, and support production goals and objectives of the day/week
• Assess skill and complexity of tasks, issue work assignments, establish nominal expectations of tasks by obtaining personal contracts for each task period of performance with each employee; 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
• 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
• Maintain certifications and qualifications to perform production tasks as required as well as other associated duties

What's In It For You

• 3 day weekends every weekend!
• Comprehensive benefits package including resources and flexibility to enable inspiration and focus

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

Other Important Information

• 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
• Ability to work remotely
• Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility