Video Release — Ingalls Shipbuilding to Hire Approximately 3,000 Full-Time Shipbuilders
June 09 2021 - 11:30AM
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding
division plans to hire approximately 3,000 full-time shipbuilders
as part of its future growth plan.
Ingalls’ talent acquisition team has been recruiting across
Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana, and will return to Pascagoula
on June 10 to host a hiring event at Ingalls’ new human resources
building located at 1000 Jerry St. Pé Highway.
“We are steadily adding new team members to our growing
workforce,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said.
“Shipbuilding is a challenging, extremely rewarding and potentially
life-changing career, and we are excited to offer so many
full-time, stable, full-benefits opportunities to our
community.”
Ingalls offers competitive pay and health insurance, 12 paid
holidays annually, a health care clinic for shipbuilders and their
families and more. The shipyard recently completed facilities
enhancements, including more than a million square feet of covered
work area, improved access to work sites and tool rooms, cool down
and hydration stations and a second dining area in the shipyard
that features a Chick-fil-A.
No-cost, pre-hire training is available to those without the
required skills or work experience.
A video accompanying this release is available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/ingalls-is-hiring.
“Workforce development is critical to the sustainment of a
strong talent pipeline,” said George S. Jones, Ingalls vice
president of operations. “We maintain longstanding partnerships
with local schools and community stakeholders to make training
opportunities readily available to those who want to start their
career in shipbuilding at Ingalls.”
Ingalls is hiring ship fitters, electricians, pipefitters, pipe
welders and structural welders and seeking applicants with
mechanical, hot work or carpentry experience.
“As Mississippi’s largest industrial employer, we remain
committed to the long-term viability of our workforce,” said Edmond
Hughes, Ingalls vice president of human resources and
administration. “We continue to evaluate and enhance the employee
experience so that we are able to attract the talent we need to
build ships that protect and defend our nation.”
For more information, visit buildyourcareer.com.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned
systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and
environmental services. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia,
HII employs more than 41,000 people operating both domestically and
internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
- HII on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries
- HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries
- HII on YouTube: www.youtube.com/huntingtoningalls
- HII on Instagram: www.instagram.com/huntingtoningalls
Contact:
Teckie Hinkebeinteckie.hinkebein@hii-co.com(228) 935-1323
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