Aerospace Operations Lead — 4x10 Flexible Schedule

Lockheed Martin; California; On-site; USD 82,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

FSAs

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin seeks a seasoned supervisor to lead a team of union‑represented technicians at Vandenberg SFB, ensuring mission preparations and operations are executed safely, efficiently, and on schedule. You will coordinate with Capability Owners, Mission Integrators, Engineers, and Planners to align priorities and resources.

You will balance multiple projects, sustainment tasks, and tight timelines while maintaining training and certifications for your crew and maintaining high safety

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial, aviation, defense, or aerospace environments.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical fabrication, electrical, HVAC, or general equipment operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Aptitude to effectively lead a multi-disciplined group of represented technicians.
• Experience balancing resources (employees, tasking, and schedules).
• Must be willing and able to work flexible shift hours as needed.
• Must be a United States citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance with CI polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of skilled union-represented technicians executing mission preparations and operations, fabrication, sustainment, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Establish and execute priorities for day-to-day technician tasking by working closely with Capability Owners, Operations Coordinators, Mission Integrators, and Facility Managers.
• Ensure compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
• Collaborate with teammates and leadership to ensure priorities are set, tasking is understood, and conflicts are resolved regarding the efforts of your team.
• Ensure your team is trained and certified to proficiently perform mission operations, sustainment, and maintenance, and to execute projects on schedule.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Conflict resolution

Communication

Shift flexibility

US citizenship

TS/SCI clearance readiness

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Decision making

Security awareness

Tools

Maximo

Job description

Lockheed Martin seeks a seasoned supervisor to lead a team of union‑represented technicians at Vandenberg SFB, ensuring mission preparations and operations are executed safely, efficiently, and on schedule. You will coordinate with Capability Owners, Mission Integrators, Engineers, and Planners to align priorities and resources.

You will balance multiple projects, sustainment tasks, and tight timelines while maintaining training and certifications for your crew and maintaining high safety