INSULATOR PIPE - SKILLED

About the role

Ingalls Shipbuilding, part of HII, is the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi and a major contributor to Alabama’s economic growth. For nearly 85 years they have designed, built, and maintained amphibious ships, destroyers, and cutters for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, simultaneously building four classes of ships and pioneering technologically advanced surface combatants. As an Insulator, you will install and maintain insulation systems that safeguard advanced naval vessels, removing, repairing, and installing critical insulation across piping, ventilation, and structural components to ensure efficiency, safety, and mission‑readiness.

Responsibilities

• Remove, repair, and install insulation materials including fiberglass, calcium silicate, and rubatex.
• Insulate piping systems, ventilation systems, machinery, and shipboard structures.
• Follow specifications and guidelines to ensure proper installation and performance.
• Work in various shipboard environments and support production needs.
• Be available to work any shift in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• Hands‑on experience installing and repairing industrial or marine insulation (preferred).
• Skill working with fiberglass, calcium silicate, rubatex, or similar materials.
• Ability to work safely in complex shipyard environments.
• Strong commitment to quality, precision, and teamwork.
• Minimum 1 year of pipe insulation experience in an industrial, marine, shipbuilding, or petro‑chemical environment with experience installing rubber insulation.
• Must be able to work assigned shift as production needs.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision plan choices.
• On‑site health centers, tele‑medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs.
• Savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools.
• Life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts.
• Early childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships.
• Additional programs supporting career growth and well‑being.

Pay

Earn up to $35.99 per hour, depending on experience and skill level, with additional opportunities for overtime, training, and long‑term advancement.

Schedule

Full‑time position with multiple shifts; must be available to work any shift in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.