Job ID: 685618BR Date posted: Jan. 27, 2025 Program: F-35
Description:We are Lockheed Martin
At Lockheed Martin, we don’t just build aircraft—we create opportunities to innovate and lead. As a Multi-Functional Manufacturing Manager, you will oversee key manufacturing activities and guide Associate Managers to meet quality, schedule, and cost objectives for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Production Assembly area. Your leadership will directly impact the performance of one of the world’s most advanced aircraft production lines.


WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
• Lead daily operations in structural assembly, ensuring quality, schedule, and cost objectives are met.
• Assign and oversee mechanics' daily tasks, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of aircraft records.
• Execute build plans and implement process improvements to enhance quality, schedule, and cost performance.
• Foster a workplace culture that prioritizes Foreign Object Damage (FOD) prevention and ensures proper certification of employees performing certification-required tasks.
• Ensure compliance with Core processes and program-specific requirements, providing a safe work environment and addressing unsafe conditions promptly.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, developing technical competencies, talent, and performance within the team.
• Identify skill gaps and partner with Labor Relations and Human Resources to enhance employee engagement and team development.


WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
• Opportunity to lead a team working on the cutting-edge F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
• Access to a collaborative environment focused on innovation and excellence.
• A role that combines strategic leadership with hands-on manufacturing impact.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth within a global leader in aerospace and defense.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.


Who You Are
• A proven leader with a strong background in manufacturing operations and team development.
• A proactive problem-solver who thrives in dynamic, high-paced environments.
• Committed to quality, safety, and continuous improvement in all aspects of production.
• Skilled in fostering a culture of engagement, compliance, and excellence.


This position is in Fort Worth, TX Discover Fort Worth.
Basic Qualifications:
• Experience in aircraft assembly techniques, theory &/or practice.
• Experience in aircraft quality standards and the cost of quality concepts.
• Experience managing a team in technical and leadership development.
• Experience Leading in an aircraft manufacturing operations environment.
• Experience with mentoring &/or developing teams using COA techniques.
• Experience working with &/or adapting to dynamic manufacturing schedules.
• Experience in the recruitment &/or development of talent to strengthen the organization
Desired Skills:
• 5 + years of leadership experience in an aircraft manufacturing operations environment.
• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work across Functions/Lines of Business.
• F-35 Manufacturing structures and systems manufacturing experience.
• Strong team building skills leading hourly collective bargaining units.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain engaged and productive working relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks and responsibilities in
a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively interface with all levels of the organization, support organizations, customers, and governmental oversight organizations.
• Strategic and creative thinker with the ability to effectively communicate the need for change and motivate teams.
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.
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: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: Multiple shifts available