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Carpenter

Lockheed Martin, Fort Worth, TX, United States


Basic Qualifications

Experience with common carpentry hand tools.

Experience with power tools, such as saws, drills, planers, sanders, etc.

Experience with basic math and reading blueprints for carpentry tasks.

Experience with reading tape measure.

Desired Skills

Door Hardware Knowledge – Expertise with a wide range of door hardware hinges, closers, latches, locks, panic‑bars, access‑control devices.

Job Description
Determines sequence of construction operations and plans job by preparing material lists and making working sketches of construction, scaffolding, prefabrication carpentry fixtures and frames indicating sizes, dimensions, fastening and mating points, bracing members and other details when these are necessary and not furnished, being guided by blueprints, sketches, trade practice and verbal and written instructions. Supplements by actual layout when necessary. Sets up woodworking machinery such as saws, jointers, wood shapers and routers, selecting proper blade or cutting tool, setting angle of cut, and adjusting speed and guides. Performs finish carpentry work on permanent structures, office partitions, panels, hardwood floors, office doors, cabinets and windows. Saws and finishes to specifications or requirement by using hand and power tools such as jointers, wood shapers, hand planes and wood routers and other woodworking equipment. Installs items such as door checks and jams, metal and fiberglass ceiling panels, and fiberglass battings; cuts and fits wooden flooring in trucks and trailers. Positions component parts in carpentry fixtures for prefabrication or on location, following blueprints or sketches or making determinations by practical application of trade practice. Nails, screws, and/or glues component parts and fastens them or completes sections in permanent position. Finishes by sanding. Performs the fabrication and installation of permanent stenciled and/or engraved facility signs which identify Company buildings and locations within Company buildings, provide direction to pedestrians and vehicular traffic, including caution and warning signs, identify locations of cribs, columns, and parking spaces, office nameplates, identify hazardous information and operational status of machines, and vehicle sign identification. These duties are not the exclusive jurisdiction of Carpenter “A” and may be performed by other bargaining unit employees. May be required to operate electronic data entry, tablets, storage, processing and/or retrieval equipment as a routine part of accomplishing normal job assignments.

Work location: Onsite full‑time at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

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