Transportation Supervisor

Description

The Transportation Supervisor leads a skilled team of 12 20 ClassA and ClassB commercial vehicle operators. The team operates company owned vans, stake trucks, and a fleet of ClassA/B motor vehicles to move a diverse inventory—including parts, flight hardware, calibrated instruments, classified items, hazardous materials, ordnance, oversized loads, and custom spacecraft shipping containers—between internal facilities, test sites, customers, subcontractors, and vendors.

While most deliveries are within the Waterton campus and surrounding area, the role also supports numerous out of state missions, culminating in the transport of completed spacecraft to launch sites via military aircraft.

• Collaborate daily with dispatch to align manpower and vehicle assets with customer schedules and priority shipments.
• Optimize routing and equipment utilization to meet tight delivery windows and cost efficiency goals.
• Provide on site supervision for loading, unloading, and securement of high value and mission critical items.
• Conduct real time inspections to verify proper tie down, handling, and protection of sensitive cargo.
• Enforce strict adherence to all Federal (DOT, FMCSA), State, local, and company transportation policies.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of hazardous material regulations, ordnance handling, and classified material safeguards.
• Ensure driver qualifications, vehicle inspections, and documentation (e.g., manifests, DOT logs) are current and accurate.
• Lead safety briefings, incident investigations, and corrective action plans.
• Promote a culture of zero defect handling for calibrated instruments and flight hardware.
• Mentor, train, and evaluate operators on best practices, regulatory updates, and customer service standards.
• Predominantly field based with frequent travel throughout the Denver metro area and occasional out of state missions.
• Interaction with classified and sensitive materials requires adherence to security clearance protocols.
• Irregular hours may be required to meet mission critical delivery timelines.

• Predominantly field based with frequent travel throughout the Denver metro area and occasional out of state missions.
• Interaction with classified and sensitive materials requires adherence to security clearance protocols.
• Irregular hours may be required to meet mission critical delivery timelines.

The Transportation Supervisor ensures that critical aerospace components and completed spacecraft reach their destinations safely, securely, and on schedule—directly supporting program success and mission readiness.

• Experience with and in depth knowledge of DOT and FMCSA regulations.
• Experience with material handling and load securement.
• Experience with leading a team.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS / SCI security clearance.

• Active security clearance.
• Prior or current CDL.
• Haz Mat transport experience.
• Oversize load experience.
• Pilot car license.
• Forklift experience.
• Experience working with or for a union.

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly

• Experience Level: Experienced Professional
• Business Unit: SPACE
• Relocation Available:
  Possible
• Career Area:
  Material and Distribution
• Type:
  Full-Time
• Shift: First
• Location:
  
  Onsite full-time at a Lockheed Martin facility
• Schedule:
  
  9x80 every other Friday off

• Annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $66,100 - $116,495. For states not referenced above, the salary range will reflect the candidate’s final work location.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
• Non-represented full-time employees accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays.
• Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.