Job ID: 689571BR Date posted: Mar. 25, 2025
Description:WHAT WE'RE DOING

At Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, we are redefining flight. As a world leader in designing and manufacturing advanced helicopters for commercial and military missions, we build aircraft that support lifesaving, national security, and global transportation needs. Our commitment to innovation, precision, and reliability ensures that every helicopter we produce meets the highest standards of performance and safety.

THE WORK

We are seeking an Aero-Structure Supervisor to lead a team of hourly bargaining unit employees responsible for major assemblies and complete aircraft structures. This role ensures that all components are built to blueprint specifications and delivered on schedule while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and efficiency. The Aero-Structure Supervisor will be a critical link between production teams and internal stakeholders, ensuring seamless communication and operational success.

Key Responsibilities:
Supervise and oversee a team performing major assemblies and aircraft structures.
Drive productivity while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.
Coordinate work transitions between shifts to maintain production continuity.
Manage and approve employee timekeeping in SAP.
Lead daily meetings to communicate priorities and resolve challenges.
Develop employees by enhancing their skills and preparing them for future roles.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives while upholding standard work and environmental, safety, and health (ESH) standards.
Ensure adherence to company ethics policies, principles, and practices.
Manage both direct and indirect budgets effectively.
Flexibility to work any shift as required.

WHO WE ARE

Sikorsky has been pioneering rotary-wing aircraft since 1923, delivering cutting-edge solutions for military and commercial aviation. Our employees are driven by a shared mission to design, build, and support the world’s most advanced helicopters. As a part of Lockheed Martin, we offer stability, innovation, and opportunities to make a meaningful impact.

WHO YOU ARE

You are a hands-on leader with a strong background in aerospace manufacturing and assembly operations. You thrive in a fast-paced production environment and have a passion for coaching and developing employees. You excel at balancing safety, quality, and efficiency while ensuring seamless operations across shifts. Your ability to drive process improvements and communicate effectively with internal stakeholders makes you a key asset to our team.

WHY JOIN US

Impactful Work – Play a crucial role in producing aircraft that support global defense, emergency response, and commercial aviation.
Career Development – Grow within a company that invests in its employees through training, mentorship, and leadership opportunities.
Innovation & Excellence – Work with cutting-edge technology and industry-leading processes.
Comprehensive Benefits – Enjoy competitive compensation, healthcare, retirement plans, and employee wellness programs.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience in Manufacturing / Aviation/ Aerospace/ Operations environment.
Able to manage multiple priorities and be flexible
Strong influencing skills
Must be able to lead a team and manage/resolve employee conflict
Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills for use at all levels of the organization
Desired Skills:
Advanced abilities with Microsoft Office products, SAP, Solumina.
Familiarity with collective bargaining agreement and dealing with hourly/union employees.
Aircraft assembly knowledge.
Good at following and creating procedures.
Operate in a team environment.
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.
Schedule for this Position: Non- standard 40 hour work week as assigned by leader
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: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First