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Overview

The Production Assembler position at Lockheed Martin involves assembling fabricated and purchased parts into detailed structural and mechanical assemblies as part of the Chattahoochee Tech Training Program. The role requires attention to detail and the ability to work with established tooling and production blueprints.

Responsibilities

  • Pressing in bushings or bearings, jig drilling and riveting splines or clevises to shafts, torque tubes, or push-pull rods.
  • Trimming, fitting, and burring detail parts such as stringers, minor spars, ribs, stiffeners, brackets, and clips prior to assembly.
  • Installing parts such as plate nuts, gang nuts, brackets, fittings, and gussets.
  • Assembling and temporarily fastening detail parts together in predetermined sequence for subsequent joining operations such as spot welding, riveting, or bolting.
  • Cleaning, lubricating, color coding, and identifying parts as required.

Requirements

  • Four (4) months of previous experience in production assembly-type work or mechanical experience such as automotive/HVAC repair, construction, and bench assembly work.
  • Must be able to read assembly blueprints.
  • Must be familiar with basic hand tools.
  • Must pass all testing while in training and the hands-on Proficiency Demonstrations.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Candidates must enroll in the AMTP program offered through Chattahoochee Technical College.
  • The program is a 10-week training program.
  • Work schedules are Monday through Thursday, 10 hours per day.
  • Start times may vary depending on the assigned work area.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Marietta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 37% below the $42/hr median for welding jobs in Marietta, GA, where the middle half runs $29–$44/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% 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 Marietta, GA

We're tracking 22 other active welding openings in Marietta, GA right now, from 17 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 363 other active welding openings from 212 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Marietta, or widen the search to Georgia.

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

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), and JCB North America (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 Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marietta at $42/hr, Forest Park at $36/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. Marietta is among them.

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