Manufacturing Associate Manager

Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: Smyrna
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

What You Will Be Doing Leadership and Management: • Lead and oversee Supervisors, Technical Leads, and manufacturing activities, including facilities and capital planning, tool utilization, manufacturing plans, workflows, and crew loading. • Assign work priorities to manufacturing planning, manufacturing engineers, industrial engineers, quality engineers, production control, and inspection teams. • Manage direct, indirect, and allocated Business Unit Budgets. Production and Performance Management: • Utilize earned value management tools to manage and track production task execution. • Ensure timeliness and accuracy of aircraft records. • Drive the overall strategy and execution of manufacturing processes, ensuring alignment with budget and schedule targets. • Coordinate with manufacturing engineering to provide technical guidance to employees and optimize staffing, line analysis, and planning. Quality and Compliance: • Verify that products meet all quality and compliance requirements through rigorous inspections and tests. • Ensure tooling, workplace layouts, and staffing align with cost, schedule, and quality requirements. • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance quality, schedule, and cost efficiency. • Reinforce a culture that prioritizes Foreign Object Damage (FOD) prevention. • Ensure certification of employees performing tasks that require certification. Safety and Work Environment: • Provide and maintain a safe work environment, taking corrective action to address unsafe conditions. • Ensure compliance with company and F-35 program policies and procedures. • Adhere to defined Core processes, submitting changes or exceptions as necessary for program-specific processes. Employee Coordination and Development: • Oversee employee recruitment, training, performance management, and work assignments. • Conduct annual performance assessments for salaried employees. What’s In It For You: 3 day weekends every weekend! From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here. Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. Marietta, GA This position is in Marietta, GA ? Discover Marietta. Basic Qualifications • Leadership experience in an aircraft manufacturing operations environment. • Experience managing safety, quality, cost, and schedule in a manufacturing environment. • Experience developing business strategies and tactical plans to achieve production objectives. • Experience developing and implementing quality and affordability improvement initiatives. • Professional experience in identifying and building organizational talent. • Full Spectrum Leadership Experience Desired skills • Experience leading in a union environment. • Aircraft structures experience • Ability to manage, coach, train, and motivate teams in technical and leadership development. • Strong leadership and mentoring skills to guide team members in using data to inform decision-making. • Proven record of making sound decisions in a leadership role. • High level of accountability and a proven track record of meeting commitments. • Problem solving (root cause and corrective action) and continuous improvement experience. • Possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively interface with all levels of the organization, support organizations, customers, and governmental oversight organizations. • Strong presentation and speaking skills as well as the ability to address complex matters and solutions with senior leadership. • Experience using SFM, PDM, SAP, STK and Tableau/Tool management. • Skills and experience in using Microsoft suite products. • Possess an understanding of management operation system principles (such as FLEMOS) and demonstrated leadership engagement practices. 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. * At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility. If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications. Other Important Information 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 Schedule Information 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. Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $90,200 - $159,045. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. (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. This position is incentive plan eligible. Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $103,700 - $179,860. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. This position is incentive plan eligible.

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