F-35 Aircraft Maintenance Field Operations Associate Manager, Japan

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:Join our Aeronautics Field Sustainment Team to provide post-delivery modification (mod and retrofit) leadership within the Modification, Upgrade and Overhaul (MUO) Value Stream Team (VST). The successful candidate will serve as a leader within the Aeronautics Field Sustainment (AFS) MUO team and assist overseeing the global AFS Contractor Field Team (CFT) operations for F-35; domestic/international travel ~50-65%. Initial assignment will be based out of Iwakuni MCAS, Japan from start to ~April 2025.
Responsibilities include performing and/or overseeing the following tasks:
• Leading Contractor Field Teams (CFT) executing modifications at U.S. and International locations
• Compliance with customer and company procedures relative to the MUO VST
• Responsible for contractual and operational performance to include safety, cost, schedule and technical performance of CFT operations. Assesses performance issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals and objectives. Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
• Responsible for hiring and management of CFT personnel. Coordinates talent management strategies with HR, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning and Training.
• Participates in contract negotiations and changes.
• Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract
• F-35 post-delivery modification support planning/integration and execution of the mod packages
• Support of Change Requests and change management correspondence
• Support proposal estimates
• Support of MUO initiatives associated with Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), and Full Rate Production (FRP) contracts
• Engineering Liaison / Integration for Execution operations
• Primary leadership liaison with stakeholders for all post-delivery Time Compliance Technical Directive/Order (TCTD/TCTO) modifications. TCTD Kit-Proofing, Verification, and Validation integration and support and TCTO prototype execution. Provides complete sight picture to site leadership for MUO operations
• Customer / Team Partner Post Delivery Modification integration and support
• Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) integration and support relative to the MUO CFT teams
• Responsible for leading the integration of LM/AFS activities into field site operations to include the identification, coordination and care of customer deliverables (facilities, base access, GFE...) and adherence to local customer policies and procedures to include, official agreements (CFT Plans / Memorandum of Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding MOA/MOU).
• Responsible for site specific LM/AFS performance regarding contractual performance and operational performance to include safety, quality and customer/other agency compliance. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Must possess at minimum an Interim Secret Security Clearance prior to starting. Must be able to obtain a Final Secret Clearance and be a United States citizen. This position is located a facility that requires special access.
• Must have updated & current passport for international travel
What’s In It For You
Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
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Basic Qualifications:
The following Basic Qualifications are skills that a candidate must possess to be considered for this position:
• Leader with experience leading post-delivery aircraft modification, overhaul, and upgrade, in-service repair, and inspection efforts.
• Fighter Aircraft experience
• Staff leadership experience coaching and developing Aircraft Maintenance, Upgrade and Overhaul (MUO) team members.
• Experience interpreting and executing policies and procedures that typically affect aircraft maintenance and modification activities as related to US services and partner countries.
• Background in planning maintenance/modification actions and executing Time Compliance Technical Orders/Directives (TCTO/TCTD).
• Experienced in process development and continuous improvement
• Experience operating autonomously with minimal direction from senior management
• Experience with MS Office applications is required
• Experience managing the production of weekly status reports, metrics, incorporation documents, and schedules.
Desired Skills:
The following Desired Skills are not required but are those skills that would set a candidate apart from the others:
• Fighter background experience
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college
• Experience utilizing System Engineering processes and procedures.
• Experience applying retrofit background and knowledge to optimize new systems and tools within Global Sustainment.
• Experience managing retrofit activities and proven management/scheduling skills.
• Excellent communication skills