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Crater Builder - Shipping

Marietta, Georgia

Marietta, Georgia

Job Responsibilities

Job ID: 717957BR Date posted: Feb. 12, 2026
Description:Fabricates shipping containers, crates and special devices to military or commercial specifications and packs, blocked or braced all typed of materials, tools, parts and assemblies in these containers or on rail cars or tractor trailers for domestic and overseas shipment and/or storage.

Work Performed
Lays out and fabricates detail parts of wood to be used in assembly of shipping containers. Sets up and operatea gang ripsaw, panel saw, band saw, cutoff saw, table saw, drill press and other power tools as necessary. Operates radio controlled and pendant cranes, 5,000 lbs. and above electric fork lifts and pneumatic nailing machines. Works from rough sketches, engineering blueprints, military specifications and verbal instructions to design, fabricate and assemble component parts of crates. Follows specifications to set nail patterns on panels, determines type of yokes and saddles to be built, panel thicknesses and locations of padding.

Fabricates containers to accommodate items such as ailerons, radomes, flaps, elevators, ramps and doors for overseas or domestic shipment, and skids which accommodate two outer wings or outsized parts. Designs and builds shipping fixtures made of dexion steel and wood. Designs and fabricates templates, drill jigs, saw jigs and other shop aids as necessary.

Loads and secures by cables or otherwise items to be shipped on rail cars which involves drilling of holes for special attachments to rail car. Loads and secures with chocks and blocks trailers and sealand trailers for cross country and overseas shipment. Designs and fabricates special reusable containers with hinges, fasteners and lifting handles.

Packs wrapped or unwrapped parts, assemblies and materials in containers using special knowledge of crating practices, assures proper positioning and blocking, using padding and other materials to prevent damage. Packages parts applying corrosion preventive compounds as required.

Knowledge and Ability Required
Working knowledge of and experience with box building and crating practices; wood grades, strengths and uses; wood and nail sizes. Knowledge of and ability to operate all the above listed equipment and tools. Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, sketches, military specifications and to follow verbal instructions and generally accepted practices. Use shop mathematics including fractions and decimals.

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Basic Qualifications:
A Candidate is required to have the following minimum levels of experience and/or training:

Two years of validated woodwork experience including close tolerance finish work to sketches or drawings. Ability to use various hand tools including tape measures, hand saws , reciprocating saws, saber saw, router, sander (belt and disk), hammers, pneumatic drills, corded and cordless drills, pneumatic nail guns and staple guns, corded and cordless circular saws, sockets.

Ability to make templates and shop aids to make various saw cuts. Working knowledge and ability to set up and make compound cuts including miters, compound miters, dados, tenons, etc.

Knowledge of structural design and integrity to include the ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, or sketches.

Ability to fabricate shipping cradles made of steel.
Desired Skills:
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Clearance Level: None
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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
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 employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
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: Hourly/Non-Exempt
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
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