Welder Regular Apprentice
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Job Location:
Pascagoula, MS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
28-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Req ID: 43704
Team: 09 Welders
Entity: Ingalls Shipbuilding
US Citizenship Required for this Position:No
Shift: shift
Relocation:
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework
Travel Requirement:No
Were building tomorrows fleet today
With more than 11000 employees HIIs Ingalls Shipbuilding division is the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi and a major contributor to the economic growth of Alabama. For nearly 85 years weve designed built and maintained amphibious ships destroyers and cutters for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. The largest supplier of U.S. Navy surface combatants were simultaneously building four classes of ships and have pioneered the development and production of technologically advanced highly capable ships for the surface Navy fleet for decades. Think thats cool Keep reading:
The Role
Hull Welder Apprentices will complete a 6000 hr program designed to give them maximum exposure to many different welding processes used to weld hull systems aboard naval vessels. The apprentice will receive special training in various areas to learn fundamental skills and techniques. The apprentice will attend a hull welding pre-training and certification course during the first several weeks of employment where they will receive important information and become certified with the U.S. Navy in order to perform their jobs. During the 2 yr program the apprentices will learn how to weld structure in various positions using the SMAW and FCAW processes as well as other methods. Apprentices receive On-The-Job training through a series of rotations in weld shopsbuild area integrate area and waterfront area. Candidates must pass a series of practical welding assignments on various base materials in order to retain the position
Must Have
Must be a high school graduate or have completed your GED. Must provide the following information at Intake Interview:High school or GED transcript (Not your diploma) Any college or vocational transcripts or certificates drivers license or State ID DD214 if former military.
Nice to Have
MS. Scholar Tech Master Certification Ingalls Shipbuilder Academy
Why HII
We build the worlds most powerful survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas sky land space and cyber. HIIs diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.
Recognized as one of Americas top large company employers we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts peoples safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve at HII youll find a supportive and welcoming environment competitive benefits and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.
Working at HII is more than a job - its an opportunity to build a future. We offer 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. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.
Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin physical or mental disability age or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal state or local law.U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.
Do You Need Assistance
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please send an e-mail to .com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
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Key Skills
- Robot Programming
- Calipers
- ASME Codes & Standards
- Flux Welding
- Plasma Cutting
- MIG Welding
- 3G
- Fabrication
- Welding
- Geometry
- Manufacturing
- 4G/LTE
