WELDER/STRUCTURE TRAINEE - 3 WEEK UNPAID PROGRAM (11:00PM-7:00AM)

About the role

This position is for job seekers with no trades experience willing to complete three weeks of unpaid training in the Welder trade. Newport News Shipbuilding has partnered with the Virginia Ship Repair Association, local Virginia community colleges and maritime training facilities, to offer Marine Trades Training (MTT) programs for individuals interested in learning a trade and working full-time for NNS.

Responsibilities

• Qualify through the shipyard's start-of-the-art welding school.
• Perform structural and pipe welds throughout all phases of ship construction.
• Employ various welding processes including SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Flux Cored Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), and GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding).
• Perform welding in all positions using both manual and mechanized techniques.
• Meet stringent nondestructive testing requirements, including visual inspection, ultrasonic inspection, and radiographic inspection.
• Receive further training in certified visual inspection, fire watch protocols, carbon arcing, and troubleshooting minor welding equipment issues.
• Work in various weather conditions, at extreme heights on scaffolding, ladders, or elevated platforms, and in small, confined spaces such as tanks, compartments, or voids in a ship.

Requirements

• Pass a 3-week (UNPAID) program (120 hours), 1100PM to 7:00AM (Monday – Friday).
• Able to take measurements or be willing to learn.
• Able to undergo a background investigation and drug screen.
• Able to pass physical agility test.
• Able to kneel, squat, crawl, bend, stoop, and climb on a daily basis.
• Able to lift at least 40 pounds.
• Able to perform overhead work.
• Able to work overtime as needed.
• Able to be clean shaven to wear a respirator.
• Able to perform work outdoors, year-round, in all weather conditions.
• Able to work at extreme heights.
• Able to work in small, tight, confined spaces.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.

Skills

• Welding skills (SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, and/or FCAW).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including: 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, and more.

Pay

The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range.

Schedule

Multiple shifts available.