SHIPFITTER - SKILLED

About the role

The Ingalls Shipfitter is the truest picture of a Shipbuilding Craftsman. They are the artisans who cut, grind, bend and fi ttogether the raw steel to create the shape of our battle tested ships. Does that sound like an interesting way to make a greatliving? Then a rewarding career as a Shipfitter at Ingalls Shipbuilding, “America’s Shipyard” and Mississippi’s largest privateemployer is waiting for you. Since 1938, Ingalls workforce has done their part in helping our nation by constructing nearly 70 percent of our US Navy’s fleet of ships. If you possess the talent, skill, ability or even the willingness to learn, perhaps you have what it takes tobecome a valued team member.

Responsibilities

• An Ingalls Shipfitter, also referred to as a Journeyman Shipfi tter or a Boilermaker, is responsible for various tools andequipment used in the fabrication, assembling and erection of metal components at the various stages in constructing amarine vessel.
• Ingalls shipyard production areas at times involve working at different heights, confined spaces, differentweather conditions as well as multiple shifts 24 hours a day.
• As with most every position in the shipyard, a Shipfitter may berequired to work either day or night dependent upon the number of ships under construction at any one point in time.
• Ingalls stresses the practice of working safely in all situations, with safety procedures meeting, and most times, exceedingindustry standards.

Requirements

• Minimum 1-3 Yrs. trade experience and/or completion