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Overview

As an Assembler for the Camden Operations team at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire, you will be involved in the production of precision engagement aerospace and defense systems. This role is critical for creating missiles, rockets, and launchers that contribute to national defense.

Responsibilities

  • Perform a variety of tasks ranging from repetitive to non-repetitive production assembly operations on mechanical assemblies and subassemblies.
  • Run automated equipment and apply touch up paint.
  • Work from diagrams and drawings following detailed planning.
  • Use hand and/or power tools, jigs, and saws.
  • Conduct quality inspections on processing lines in accordance with quality specifications.
  • Disassemble, modify, rework, reassemble, and test experimental or prototype assemblies and subassemblies according to specifications.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent.
  • Desire and/or ability to use hand tools such as torque wrenches, drills, and inspection tools.
  • Ability to read and interpret assembly drawings or instructions.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen due to special access requirements.
  • Ability to lift up to 30-50 pounds.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position is located in Camden, Arkansas.
  • Flexible scheduling options are available.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Camden, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 33% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 154 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 5% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Camden, NJ

Camden, NJ currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 216 other active welding openings from 135 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Camden, or widen the search to New Jersey.

Lockheed Martin currently has 2 other openings live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), MillenniumSoft Inc (11), and Gpac (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newark at $38/hr, Camden at $37/hr, and Linden at $30/hr. Camden is among them.

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