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    Lockheed Martin Reviews

    Updated 22 September 2017
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    Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson
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    1. "New review"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Senior Test Engineer in Adelaide
      Current Employee - Senior Test Engineer in Adelaide
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great job awesome learning experience. You get to test system from ground floor and really see how system works

      Cons

      Intense trying and great time spent test and training

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing great job

    2. "really bad"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      fantastic company in the USA

      Cons

      staff turnover is horrendous in Canberra Australia, plus management and staff are predominantly military individuals with no social etiquette... just a military boys club...

      Advice to Management

      you need to get new blood filtering into the company from all industries to get rid of the boring military culture

    3. "Security"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Melbourne
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Melbourne
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Lockheed Martin full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good water flask provided. Tea and coffee provided. Not bad socials functions. Good training videos. Quality furniture and workspace assessments

      Cons

      Hire unqualified people to lead teams, toxic and unethical work environment. Lack of organisation, failure to recognise quality staff. Poor management skills.

      Advice to Management

      Reward the people who actually do the work, not the ones that take credit for other people's work.

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    4. "Lockheed Martin Shiftworker"

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      Current Employee - Field Service Technician in Laverton, Western Australia
      Current Employee - Field Service Technician in Laverton, Western Australia
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time

      Pros

      Full time job, medium job security, Defence related unlikely to be axed.

      Cons

      Very low Base pay with long hours and constant shift work. Salary seems good at first but is really quite low at about $24/Hr or less. Pay rises are lower than CPI most years. Salary of about $90000 seems ok but is in actual fact well earned by mandatory and considerable overtime and long 12 Hr shifts. Highly skilled and experienced Emplyees are earning little more than minimum Award wages for longer hours worked plus National Employment Standard (NES) mandatory allowances.

      Advice to Management

      Need to look after existing and new employees better. Cease cutting staff numbers and real wages. Stop increasing hours employees have to work, especially unpaid hours work.

    5. "Mixed bag - Choose your program wisely"

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      Current Employee - Systems Administrator in Canberra
      Current Employee - Systems Administrator in Canberra
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Being a bigger company they have the financial resources to offer decent training. They have an exciting group of projects to work on and movement within the programs is possible for the right skill sets.

      Cons

      There seems to be a lot of political games and management make decisions behind closed doors which doesn't instill confidence in teams. Team Leaders and Senior staff often don't have the support they need to manage both people and work. HR is based in US which means any negotiations take longer than they should.

      Advice to Management

      While there is a great deal of communication about the programs, much of it is reactive and the thinking behind strategic directions is secretive. Trust would go a long way to building loyalty.

    6. "Secure jobs with reasonable salaries"

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      Current Employee - Software Engineer in Melbourne
      Current Employee - Software Engineer in Melbourne
      Recommends

      Pros

      Good company to work for and the job tasks are interesting with the support of talented individuals.
      Strategic direction is solid with the backing of the US parent company.

      Cons

      Quality processes can be lacking in some areas and need to followed by many employees.
      Due to rapid growth a new work site is seriously in order.
      Middle and uppermangement tend to make decisions behind closed doors and decisions are usually reactive.

      Advice to Management

      Take the time to listen to your engineers. They want to help if you support them. You career incentives need are good looking at because they dont exist, leaving a fairly unmotivated employees.

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      "Retired Professional"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Lockheed Martin full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Huge opportunities for changes in skill development within the company. Highly ethical environment. Many sites now do 9/80 work weeks giving you every other Friday off.

      Cons

      Company is tied to government spending and therefore there are layoff potentials. Career expansion opportunities often involve ability to relocate

    8. "Good work- life balance"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time

      Pros

      9/80 schedule, work life balance and flex time/ comp time

      Cons

      slow to change, as with any large company - lots of bureaucracy

      Advice to Management

      Be flexible and open to creativity

    9. "Software Engineer Asc"

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      Current Employee - Associate Software Engineer in Owego, NY (US)
      Current Employee - Associate Software Engineer in Owego, NY (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Very great company to work for, great pay and benefits, and a very well known defense and space compnay

      Cons

      Very political, some projects are managed poorly

    10. "Team Lead"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time

      Pros

      work and life balance is great

      Cons

      great for lateral moves but not for verticle

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