Welder
Lockheed Martin
Job ID: 682211BR Date posted: Dec. 05, 2024
Description:
What You Will Be Doing
As a Welder in the Archbald fabrication facilities, your duties will include but are not limited to:
• Perform layout, fit up and all welding and related fabrication processes on low complexity aluminum and/or steel/stainless steel weldments/parts
• Receive tacked medium complexity aluminum or steel/stainless steel weldments from senior welders to complete full weld-out and straightening operations to tight tolerances and in accordance with manufacturing instructions
• Clean and prepare parts for welding by wire brushing, abrasive shot blast, and aqueous or solvent cleaning
• Complete straightening operations on parts and assemblies other than weldments
• Collaborative Welding Robot operation including:
o Load fixture tooling with subassembly components for tack-up and full weld-out
o Verify accurate Tool Center Point (TCP) and calibration utilizing both laser TCP tool and manual methods prior to production operations
o Run pre-programmed welding operations verifying parameters are producing good bead profile and fusion in accordance with inspection criteria
o Communicate problems/errors during operation to engineering/supervision for the purpose of corrective action
o Check/correct sub-assemblies for flatness/straightness following Cobot operations
• Perform grinding, straightening, and metal finishing to meet final product finish requirements
• Utilize jigs, fixtures, table setups, clamps and angle plates precisely as specified by work instructions and/or group leader/supervision direction to produce the correct shapes and dimensions
• Interpret CAD data, prints and sketches with regard to fabrication and follow written and/or verbal instructions
• Set up and maintain welding equipment
• Follow welding sequences precisely as specified by work instructions and/or group leader/supervision to minimize heat distortion and straightening requirements
• Maintain workstation/cell in organized manner and in compliance with any applicable safety standards
• Receive and, when assigned, provide cross-training for other tasks related to department functions and procedures
• Use precision measuring tools such as vernier caliper, micrometers, and various welding inspection tools
Why Join Us
Joining our team means becoming a vital part of a mission that safeguards those who serve and protect our national security. You'll be working within a diverse team environment, with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions that make a real difference. If you're passionate about collaborating and contributing to a cause that has a true impact on global security, this is the place for you.
We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We Hear You, We See You. At Lockheed Martin, 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 Lockheed Martin, 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: Global Diversity and Inclusion.
Basic Qualifications:
• Ability to qualify and retain qualifications necessary of the welds being performed
• Experience on aluminum or steel/stainless steel parts and assemblies in accordance
• Can read and understand blueprints and sketches with respect to welding symbols and differentiation between thread sizes, pitch, metric and standard threads
• Proficiently uses various hand tools such as hammers, chisels, burr removal, squares, and straight edges and measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, and scales
• U.S. citizenship is required, as this position is located at a facility that requires special access
Desired Skills:
• Brazing experience
• Flame/plasma cutting experience
• Vocational or trade school certification or equivalent experience
• Wash, shot/abrasive blast, mask, and apply metal flame spray to parts and welded structures per established manufacturing instructions
• Experience in thin and thick section welding
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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.
As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Hourly/Non-Exempt
Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
Description:
Lockheed Martin's Archbald facility specializes in design, manufacturing, and engineering for both domestic and international customers. It produces electronic assemblies, machined and welded assemblies/parts, and safety-critical systems for various defense and commercial applications. The site is renowned for its awards and contributions to missile systems, nuclear instrumentation, and control products.
What You Will Be Doing
As a Welder in the Archbald fabrication facilities, your duties will include but are not limited to:
• Perform layout, fit up and all welding and related fabrication processes on low complexity aluminum and/or steel/stainless steel weldments/parts
• Receive tacked medium complexity aluminum or steel/stainless steel weldments from senior welders to complete full weld-out and straightening operations to tight tolerances and in accordance with manufacturing instructions
• Clean and prepare parts for welding by wire brushing, abrasive shot blast, and aqueous or solvent cleaning
• Complete straightening operations on parts and assemblies other than weldments
• Collaborative Welding Robot operation including:
o Load fixture tooling with subassembly components for tack-up and full weld-out
o Verify accurate Tool Center Point (TCP) and calibration utilizing both laser TCP tool and manual methods prior to production operations
o Run pre-programmed welding operations verifying parameters are producing good bead profile and fusion in accordance with inspection criteria
o Communicate problems/errors during operation to engineering/supervision for the purpose of corrective action
o Check/correct sub-assemblies for flatness/straightness following Cobot operations
• Perform grinding, straightening, and metal finishing to meet final product finish requirements
• Utilize jigs, fixtures, table setups, clamps and angle plates precisely as specified by work instructions and/or group leader/supervision direction to produce the correct shapes and dimensions
• Interpret CAD data, prints and sketches with regard to fabrication and follow written and/or verbal instructions
• Set up and maintain welding equipment
• Follow welding sequences precisely as specified by work instructions and/or group leader/supervision to minimize heat distortion and straightening requirements
• Maintain workstation/cell in organized manner and in compliance with any applicable safety standards
• Receive and, when assigned, provide cross-training for other tasks related to department functions and procedures
• Use precision measuring tools such as vernier caliper, micrometers, and various welding inspection tools
Why Join Us
Joining our team means becoming a vital part of a mission that safeguards those who serve and protect our national security. You'll be working within a diverse team environment, with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions that make a real difference. If you're passionate about collaborating and contributing to a cause that has a true impact on global security, this is the place for you.
We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We Hear You, We See You. At Lockheed Martin, 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 Lockheed Martin, 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: Global Diversity and Inclusion.
Basic Qualifications:
• Ability to qualify and retain qualifications necessary of the welds being performed
• Experience on aluminum or steel/stainless steel parts and assemblies in accordance
• Can read and understand blueprints and sketches with respect to welding symbols and differentiation between thread sizes, pitch, metric and standard threads
• Proficiently uses various hand tools such as hammers, chisels, burr removal, squares, and straight edges and measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, and scales
• U.S. citizenship is required, as this position is located at a facility that requires special access
Desired Skills:
• Brazing experience
• Flame/plasma cutting experience
• Vocational or trade school certification or equivalent experience
• Wash, shot/abrasive blast, mask, and apply metal flame spray to parts and welded structures per established manufacturing instructions
• Experience in thin and thick section welding
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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.
As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Hourly/Non-Exempt
Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
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