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    Lockheed Martin Reviews

    Updated 18 October 2018
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    Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson
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    1. "Finance"

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      Former Employee - Business Operations
      Former Employee - Business Operations
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great leadeship. by smart capable people
      Interesting company

      Cons

      I had to travel to another city. No locations in Sydney or I would still work there!

      Advice to Management

      Please set up an office in Sydney!

    2. "Room for improvement"

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      Former Employee - Engineer in Adelaide
      Former Employee - Engineer in Adelaide
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      The projects were big, challenging and exciting.

      Cons

      The company’s performance review system is degrading and oppressive. Middle/senior management is virtually a “club” that is a law unto themselves. The policies within the company are many but are followed only when convenient.

      Perhaps the biggest disappointment I experienced was regarding the company’s position on ethics. Every year the unconditional priority on ethics; when I had an ethical issue against a Functional Manager ( in “the club”) I was discouraged from perusing it it with questions like “What do you want to achieve by raising this issue?”

      Ultimately a disappointing end with the company

      Advice to Management

      Value employees

      3. Join the Lockheed Martin team
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    3. "New review"

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      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

    4. "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

    5. "Sydney site is underwhelming"

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      Current Employee - Aircraft Mechanic in Sydney
      Current Employee - Aircraft Mechanic in Sydney
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      good location.
      good guys on the floor.

      Cons

      Employer promises never fulfilled.
      Lack of competent management this year.
      very low employee engagement.
      fixed term contract with no career progression possible.

      Advice to Management

      listen to your staff and change the management team

    6. "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.

    7. "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.

    8. "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.

    9. "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.

    10. "Love it!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time

      Pros

      Great pay, hours, flexible

      Cons

      I don't have any cons I would like to share

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