Welder

Lockheed Martin; Archbald (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading technology innovation company as a Welder in Archbald, PA, where you'll work on critical missions that safeguard national security. This role involves welding, fabrication, and collaboration with advanced technologies in a supportive team environment. Enjoy flexible scheduling and a commitment to your work-life balance while making a real impact.

Benefits

Flexible Scheduling

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Ability to qualify and retain qualifications necessary for welds.
• Experience with aluminum or steel/stainless steel parts.

Responsibilities

• Perform layout, fit up, and welding on aluminum and steel parts.
• Operate welding robots and perform grinding and finishing.

Skills

Blueprint Reading

Welding

Collaboration

Education

Vocational or Trade School Certification

Tools

Measuring Tools

Hand Tools

Job description

Description:You will be a Welder with our team in Archbald, PA. Lockheed Martin Archbald is a full-service Missiles and Fire Control facility that provides design, manufacturing, engineering & field service support for both domestic and international customers.

What You Will Be Doing
As a Welder, your duties will include but are not limited to:

• Performs layout, fit up and all welding and related fabrication processes on low complexity aluminum and/or steel/stainless steel weldments/parts
• Receives 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
• Cleans and prepares parts for welding by wire brushing, abrasive shot blast, and aqueous or solvent cleaning
• Completes straightening operations on parts and assemblies other than weldments
• Collaborative Welding Robot operation including:
o Loads fixture tooling with subassembly components for tack-up and full weld-out
o Verifies accurate Tool Center Point (TCP) and calibration utilizing both laser TCP tool
and manual methods prior to production operations
o Runs pre-programmed welding operations verifying parameters are producing good
bead profile and fusion in accordance with inspection criteria
o Communicates problems/errors during operation to engineering/supervision for the
o purpose of corrective action
o Checks/corrects sub-assemblies for flatness/straightness following Cobot operations
• Performs grinding, straightening, and metal finishing to meet final product finish requirements
• Utilizes 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
• Interprets CAD data, prints and sketches with regard to fabrication and follows written and/or verbal instructions
• Sets up and maintains welding equipment
• Follows welding sequences precisely as specified by work instructions and/or group
leader/supervision to minimize heat distortion and straightening requirements
• Maintains workstation/cell in organized manner and in compliance with any applicable safety standards
• Receives and, when assigned, provides cross-training for other tasks related to department functions and procedures
• Uses 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 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.

Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position is located in Archbald. Discover more about our Archbald, Pennsylvania location.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN -This position is located at a facility that requiresspecial access.
Basic Qualifications:
• Ability to qualify and retain qualifications necessary of the welds being performed
• Experience on aluminum or steel/stainless steel parts and assemblies
• 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
• Must be a U.S. citizen, as this position is located at a facility that requiresspecial access
Desired Skills:
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• 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 employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
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