Sheet Metal Mechanic

LanceSoft • Greenville, SC

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About The Position

You will work as a Production Structures/Assembler, F-16 Technician on the Lockheed Martin Greenville Production Team, which builds, repairs, and delivers F-16 aircraft. The role involves interpreting blueprints and laying out, fabricating, assembling, installing, and repairing sheet metal and structural assemblies and subassemblies for F-16 aircraft using precision measuring equipment. Work also includes aircraft structural assembly and maintenance operations, particularly precision drilling and reaming and riveting or installing various fasteners.

The position is based in Greenville, South Carolina, and is scheduled for 12+ months. Candidates must be able to work any shift: first shift is Monday–Thursday, 6:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; second shift is Monday–Thursday, 4:30 p.m.–3:00 a.m.; and a possible weekend shift is Thursday–Sunday, 6:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Training will take place on first shift before the employee moves to the final shift. The stated start date is October 5, 2026.

The employee must follow safety and work procedures, maintain a clean, foreign-object-debris-free work area, and handle and dispose of hazardous materials and toxic or caustic chemicals in accordance with government regulations and company procedures. The work requires frequent movement in and around aircraft, overhead work, repetitive movements, and lifting or pushing/pulling loads.

Requirements

• Ability to interpret blueprints.
• Knowledge of aircraft structural assembly operations and maintenance.
• Knowledge or ability to perform precision drilling and reaming.
• Knowledge or ability to perform riveting and install various fasteners.
• Ability to comprehend safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to work any shift, including a possible weekend shift.
• Ability to use hands to grasp, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear.
• Ability to frequently stand, walk, stoop, kneel, squat, crawl, twist, work on or in aircraft, perform repetitive movements, and work overhead.
• Ability to frequently lift and/or push or pull up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or push or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to properly handle hazardous materials and toxic or caustic chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Interpret blueprints.
• Lay out, fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal and structural assemblies and subassemblies for F-16 aircraft using precision measuring equipment.
• Perform aircraft structural assembly and maintenance operations, including precision drilling and reaming.
• Rivet and install various fasteners.
• Understand and follow safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Maintain a safe and efficient work area that is clean and free of foreign object debris.
• Properly use, handle, and dispose of hazardous materials and toxic or caustic chemicals according to government regulations and company procedures.
• Work any required shift, including first, second, or a possible weekend shift, after first-shift training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed