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Job Description : You will be a Machine Operator for our team, responsible for producing high-quality parts and assemblies according to precise specifications. Our team is dedicated to delivering exceptional products and services, and we're looking for a talented professional to join our team.

What You Will Be Doing As a Machine Operator, your responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Follows instructions to machine, fabricate, or assemble parts to print and operation sheet specifications using conventional, CNC, and sheet metal machines including saws, riveters, fasteners, setters, presses, spot welders, and hand tools including grinders, Helicoil installation tools, etc.

• Interprets CAD data, prints and sketches with regard to fabrication and can follow written and/or verbal instructions

• Performs secondary operations during the machine cycle such as deburring and straightening

• Performs sheet metal/machine shop general laborer tasks including but not limited to grinding/sanding weldments using portable and stationary pneumatic tools, straightening bent and twisted parts/assemblies using manual jacks and hydraulic presses, washing parts/assemblies in aqueous and ultrasonic machines, assist painters with prep work, sand/shot blasting steel weldments

• Inspects parts as they are produced using standard gages, micrometers, indicators, vernier calipers, depth gages, and other measuring devices, to ensure conformity to specifications

• Inspects cutting tools for wear to ensure the quality of parts, reports worn tools to the supervisor or set up person, and makes adjustments during production run as required to maintain quality parts and to keep the machine running

• Maintains coolant levels to ensure a steady supply of coolant/cutting fluids to the machine

• 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

• Performs minor preventive maintenance to equipment

• Performs other job-related duties as required by management

• Adheres to safety guidelines and the correct procedures for performing tasks to prevent personal injury or damage to product and/or equipment

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret operation sheets and blueprints and differentiate between thread sizes, course and fine threads, and metric and standard threads

• Mechanically inclined

• Understands the cutting properties of both ferrous and non-ferrous metals

• Knowledge of basic shop math (metric conversion and arithmetic)

• Ability to work safely with cleaning chemicals and solvents

• Must be a US citizen, as this position is located at a facility that requires special access

Desired Skills

• Previous experience in sheet metal fabrication and assembly, welding, or machining in a production environment

• Proficiency in use of Measuring Equipment and able to verify conformance of machined work piece to specifications

Pay Information

Pay rate for this position is $23.58 - $29.43 per hour.

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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.