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Lockheed Martin Sustainment Packaging (PHST) Engineer / PrSM /Grand Prairie TX in Grand Prairie, Texas

Description: Candidate will collaborate with Program IPT’s, Suppliers and Shipping Department to coordinate program Packaging and Shipping needs. Will identify and develop system, subsystems and component packaging and transportation requirement and help develop special packaging instructions (SPI) as required. Ensures contractual packaging and DOT CFR 49 POP requirements are being met. Shipment may include, Hazardous Materials, Classified or unclassified. Supports Shipping ‘Day to Day’ Operations. Evaluates new packaging techniques to improve the Shipping Process. Works with vendors, Integrated product teams and customers to improve packaging designs. Performs root cause analysis on Damaged Shipments.

Candidate will be the program’s primary point of contact (POC) and coordinate Truck requests through the LM Shipping department for all MFC sites. Provide truck contact information to site personnel. Ensure all necessary crates and/or packaging are provided for packaging hardware on site. Tracks condition of reusable shipping crates and initiate repair or replacement as needed. Maintain list of contacts for each site along with unique shipping requirements for each site. Prepare any parts, assemblies, and materials for shipment in accordance with applicable vendor and customer specifications, standards and Company shipping instructions and process Shipping documents. Prepare address labels and other shipping container identification, determining appropriate nomenclature in accordance with applicable customer, Department of Transportation and Company specifications and standards. Load on transport vehicle, check and block crated, uncrated, or unpacked raw stock, parts, assemblies, components, and materials. Process shipping documents. Arrange for required inspections. Initiate documentation to order shipping containers and packaging supplies from vendors using the purchase request and other applicable system.

Candidate must have the ability

-to use the Company purchase request and other applicable computer systems. Ability to apply knowledge of MSDS in order to receive, inventory and identify hazardous materials.

-to operate transportation carrier, computerized shipping meters, label makers and shipment pricing devices.

-to read blueprints.

-to use strapping, cutting and carton-making machines, and processing equipment such as spray guns and brushes, electric or motor-powered material moving carts, floor-controlled cranes and hoists, weighing and counting scales, power saws, hand tools and portable drills.

Candidate will

-plan and conduct Performance Oriented Packaging Testing and Reporting. Ensuring all Packaging, Handling and Storage (PHS) program/technical reviews are scheduled and conducted.

-develop initial packaging and packing required to ship system equipment to support test flights, ground tests, Logistic Demonstration and System Support Package requirements will be best commercial packaging utilizing procedures outlined in American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) D 3951.

Basic Qualifications:

Knowledge of shipping practices and procedures and inspection requirements. Knowledge of Company, vendor and customer shipping documents, forms, and other paperwork.

-Knowledge of appropriate handling and packaging procedures and Federal Department of Transportation regulations as they relate to hazardous materials.

-Experience developing Special Packaging Instructions required as support documentation to obtain Initial Hazard Classification, procure or fabricate packaging, and execute packaging and shipment of hardware.

-Data Item Description (DID)-1030 experience

-Must have or be able to obtain a Secret clearance

-Packaging Engineering degree

-Strong technical background

-Mechanical Computer Aided Drawing (MCAD) skills. CREO preferred

-PTC Pro/E skills

-Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

-Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build effective working relationships and be able to work well in a team atmosphere.

-Candidate must be willing to work onsite, overtime and int. travel as needed to support program requirements

-Candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills, technical writing experience, and an ability to perform oral presentations in front of large groups

-Hazardous Materials transportation and shipping regulation knowledge

-Familiar with Military specifications/standards

-Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) knowledge

-Familiarity and experience working with Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 (Parts 171-180)

-Familiarity and experience working with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instruction for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, or the International Maritime Organization's International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDGC) based on the modes of shipment.

-Familiarity and experience working with commercial packaging in accordance with ASTM D 3951 that allows for storage in enclosed facilities for one (1) year without damage to the hardware.

Desired Skills:

-Product Data Management software and workflow process familiarity

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

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: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Product Support

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First

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