Crater Packer

Job Description

COVID-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities. With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, Lockheed Martin is taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID-19 variants pose in the workplace and ensuring we meet our commitments to national security.
To uphold safety for all employees, we will continue to request vaccination status for all Lockheed Martin employees including new hires. All current and newly hired employees are required to follow onsite safety measures based upon the COVID-19 Community Level at the specific work location.
Description:The Crater Packer is located at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, LA.
Responsibilities include:
- Prepare outbound shipments including air and ground shipments of hazardous and non-hazardous products.
- Provide crating & packing operations and preparation of non-standard crates and boxes for all LM programs at MAF.
- Operates various types of material handling equipment as required in the performance of crating and packing duties.
- Package material by blocking, tying down, padding, securing, bracing or other means to avoid damage.
- May build special crating, fixtures and bracing for shipping of unusual or large items when standard boxes and crates cannot be used.
- May prepare materials such as flight hardware parts, assemblies and tooling for special shipment.
- May coordinate loading or offloading of unusual items requiring special handling techniques.
The ability to attain Certification in IATA/ICAO (International Air Transportration Association / International Civil Aviation Organization) and DOT CFR-49 (Department of Transportation Code of Federal Regulations) is required to perform these duties.
Basic Qualifications:
- Knowledge of crating, packing and loading techniques.
- Skills in standard hand and power woodworking tools and pallet banding equipment.
- Experience using walking stacker/folklift and ability to obtain certification.
- Familiarity with and ability to obtain certification in IATA/ICAO and DOT CFR-49.
- Ability to read and understand simple drawings, utilize math for measuring stock and laying out cuts and checking dimensions.
- Valid driver's license.
Desired Skills:
- Knowledge of hazardous materials handling, packaging and shipping.
- Previous experience with flight hardware packaging and/or sensitive equipment\\items and transportation requirements/procedures.