Operations Technician Supervisor

Lockheed Martin; United States; In loco; USD 82.000 - 151.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible work arrangements (4x10)

401(k) match

Paid time off

Descrizione del lavoro

Lockheed Martin is seeking a skilled leader to head a union‐represented technician team across Vandenberg, SFB, and Cape Canaveral. The role focuses on mission preparations, propulsion systems, ground support, and facilities, ensuring safe, efficient execution of critical launches.

You will align priorities with Capability Owners, Mission Integrators, and Facility Managers, while training and certifying team members to operate under the program's standards and security requirements.

Competenze

• Experience leading a multi-disciplined team of technicians in industrial/defense/aerospace environments.
• Ability to balance resources, schedules, and tasking across a union workforce.
• Willingness to work flexible shifts and obtain TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Mansioni

• Lead a union-represented technician team in mission preparations, operations, fabrication, sustainment, and maintenance.
• Set day-to-day priorities with Capability Owners, Operations Coordinators, and Facility Managers.
• Ensure compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
• Coordinate with teammates and leadership to resolve conflicts and align priorities.
• Ensure training and certification of the team to perform mission operations safely and on schedule.

Conoscenze

Leadership ability

Conflict resolution

Security clearance

Resource balancing

Strumenti

Maximo

Descrizione del lavoro

Standard Job Description

The Payload Launch Site Support Services (PLSSS) program provides mission preparation and execution at Vandenberg, SFB and Cape Canaveral, SFS for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Office of Space Launch (OSL). We deliver capabilities for satellite transportation, propellant loading operations and radio frequency detection, plus the operation and sustainment payload processing and support facilities.

You will lead a skilled team of union-represented technicians based at Vandenberg SFB, who operate and maintain numerous mechanical systems to ensure mission success for Satellite Transportation, Propellant Loading, Ground Support Equipment and Facilities.

You’ll work closely with Capability Owners, Mission Integrators, Engineers, Technicians, and Planners where you’ll use your education, experience and growing expertise to ensure mission‑critical systems are ready and operate safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

In this role you will:

• 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 conflictsare 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

We're looking for:

• A self‑starter who proactively creates solutions to technical, people, process, and resource allocation problems
• A motivated individual to work closely with technical and non‑technical teammates to anticipate, avoid, and resolve conflicts
• Someone to balance shifting launch manifests while handling changing priorities, multiple projects and timeline pressure to meet deadlines

Supervises employees or outside contractors who construct, operate, maintain, and repair utilities, systems, buildings, and equipment via one or more of the following trades: electrical, mechanical, plumbing, carpentry, air‑conditioning, heating, welding, painting, and/or general maintenance. Sets priorities and performs forecasting and allocates the resources needed to operate systems and complete preventive and corrective maintenance tasks.

Basic 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

Desired Skills

• Collective Bargaining Unit experience as a Supervisor or Lead
• Personnel management experience, especially a hands‑on technician workforce
• Experience in shaping requirements and implementing engineering designs for facility/system modifications and activation
• Ability to create an environment of continuous product and process improvement
• Experience with facility or aerospace ground support equipment operation and maintenance
• Ability to interpret technical direction and determine operational effects
• Understanding of test discipline principles and processes
• Strong communication skills
• Process oriented
• Maximo work management system experience
• Full Spectrum Leadership Characteristics: shape the future, build effective relationships, energize the team, deliver results, and model personal excellence, integrity, and accountability
• Effective at conflict resolution
• Active TS clearance

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $81500.00 - $151300.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well‑being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

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.

• 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) 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.