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Lockheed Martin to hire 400 people in Fort Worth for F-35 jet program (Texas)
The Dallas Morning News ^ | July 23, 2018 | Conor Shine, Aviation Writer

Posted on 07/23/2018 6:30:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

After adding 1,800 workers over the last year to ramp up production of F-35 fighter jets, Lockheed Martin said Monday it’s looking to hire 400 more technicians, mechanics and assemblers to help tackle the growing workload.

Lockheed will be interviewing candidates for those positions at a July 30 hiring event being hosted at the Sheraton Fort Worth, with qualified applicants getting a shot at on-the-spot job offers.

The Maryland-based defense company, which builds state-of-the-art F-35 jets at its Fort Worth plant, said it’s specifically looking to hire in several roles: avionics technician; milling machinist; low observable coater; structural assemblers; aircraft mechanics; field and service mechanics; and electrical assemblers....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: aerospace; aviation; helpwanted; hiring; jobs; jobsjobsjobs; lockheed; texas; winning
If you take one of those, come look me up.
1 posted on 07/23/2018 6:30:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
They need some "low observable coaters."

Clint Eastwood might be able to recommend some good low-observable candidates.


2 posted on 07/23/2018 6:33:41 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

F-35 program? Well that’s job security right there!


3 posted on 07/23/2018 6:52:00 PM PDT by BBell (Antifa are like house cats. One squirt from a squirt bottle and they scatter.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Raytheon in McKinney would be a good gig too. Haven’t been able to get in yet, but going to try again.


4 posted on 07/23/2018 7:07:58 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: BBell

Actually the F-16 is a plane that may never die and it looks like the F-15 and F-18 aren’t going anywhere for awhile.


5 posted on 07/23/2018 7:14:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

All 3 may outlast the F-35. F-35 program started in 92. It was supposed to be in full production and deployed to front line duty by 2010.


6 posted on 07/23/2018 7:58:37 PM PDT by BBell (Antifa are like house cats. One squirt from a squirt bottle and they scatter.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

More traffic problems on Fort Worth’s west side.


7 posted on 07/23/2018 10:45:55 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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