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Job ID: 715331BR
Date posted: Jan. 25, 2026
Description:- Fabricates shipping containers and packaging to protect flight hardware, fracture critical hardware, fragile items, delicate instruments, hazardous materials, multi-million-dollar assemblies, electronics, and mechanical hardware from the environmental conditions encountered during transportation and long-term storage. Such containers shall meet the packaging requirements noted in the applicable contract, or in the case of hazardous materials, the applicable federal or international regulation. Interpret process plans and drawings provided by Packaging Engineering and coordinate fabrication and packing inspection points with Quality Assurance to ensure contractual and regulatory compliance.
Clearance Level: Secret
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: 9x80 every other Friday off
The base range for this position in Colorado is $17.00 - $34.31.
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. The wage range and benefits summary is a general guideline and is governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.
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: SPACE
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Technicians
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
Date posted: Jan. 25, 2026
Description:- Fabricates shipping containers and packaging to protect flight hardware, fracture critical hardware, fragile items, delicate instruments, hazardous materials, multi-million-dollar assemblies, electronics, and mechanical hardware from the environmental conditions encountered during transportation and long-term storage. Such containers shall meet the packaging requirements noted in the applicable contract, or in the case of hazardous materials, the applicable federal or international regulation. Interpret process plans and drawings provided by Packaging Engineering and coordinate fabrication and packing inspection points with Quality Assurance to ensure contractual and regulatory compliance.
- Sets up and operates all woodworking and precision measuring instruments and equipment (i.e. table saw, miter saw, band saw, drill press, drill, nail and staple guns, etc.). Must have prior experience with such power tools.
- Packages items using approved cardboard box material and foam inserts to achieve design specifications for product protection using either pre-made or unique box dimensions.
- Interprets engineering blueprints, engineering drawings, sketches, technical specifications, reference manuals, instructions, process plans, and work orders to make layouts and determine methods of fabricating and repairing very complicated wood containers, tools, patterns, models, fixtures, mock-ups, and prototypes. Determines size and type of crate, dimensions, kinds and sizes of wood and other materials used in fabrication of non-standard and special shipping crates and boxes when such information is not specified.
- Understands requirements for packaging and shipment of hazardous materials including explosives and radioactive materials to ensure compliance with DOT regulations. Performs marking, labeling, and bar coding in accordance with MIL-STD-129 and applicable hazardous material regulations. Prepares packaging data for submittal to traffic administrator
- Coordinates with traffic administrator and packaging engineering to achieve project deadlines and requirements. Directs, trains, and instructs new and lower graded employees.
- Fabricates domestic or export shipping containers for large irregularly shaped items, which require deviation from standard practice. Builds special crating fixtures for shipping large items such as flight hardware, spacecraft assemblies, heat shields by air or ground transportation. Directs, performs and determines methods for the operation of blocking, padding, tying down, and bracing loads on dedicated exclusive use flat beds, LTL, and daily pick-ups (i.e. UPS, FEDEX).
- Experience with woodworking, carpentry, or construction.
- Ability to interpret technical drawing for the purpose of constructing packaging and wood Shipping containers.
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience using SAP, Teams, Outlook, and Excel.
- Experience with product protection and packaging.
- 49 CFR & IATA certifications
Clearance Level: Secret
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: 9x80 every other Friday off
The base range for this position in Colorado is $17.00 - $34.31.
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. The wage range and benefits summary is a general guideline and is governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.
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: SPACE
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Technicians
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First