Painter-Skilled
Job Location:
Pascagoula, MS - USA
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Job Summary
Req ID: 48572
Team: 27 Paint
Entity: Ingalls Shipbuilding
US Citizenship Required for this Position:No
Full-Time
Shift: Multiple
Relocation: No relocation assistance available
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:
Precision. Preparation. Protection. Become a Painter Skilled.
Do you have the skill and attention to detail required to apply marine coatings that protect Americas most advanced naval vessels
As an Ingalls Painter Skilled you are part of a specialized coatings team responsible for blasting and painting ship structures to exact contract requirements. Your work ensures proper surface preparation accurate coating thickness and longlasting protection craftsmanship essential to every vessel we build.
If youre ready to bring your blasting and painting expertise to a worldclass level a rewarding career at Ingalls Shipbuilding Americas Shipyard and Mississippis largest private employer is waiting.
What You Can Earn
Earn up to $35.99 per hour depending on experience and skill level.
Additional opportunities for overtime training and longterm advancement.
What Youll Do
Perform blasting and painting using marine coatings to meet specified contract requirements.
Understand and follow blasting and painting specifications including blast profiles millage requirements and coating procedures.
Prepare surfaces and apply coatings using spray equipment rollers or brushes as directed by supervision.
Use blasting equipment surfaceprep tools and coating application tools safely and effectively.
Support ship construction in diverse environments and be available to work any shift in a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
Why This Work Matters
Painters protect ship structures from corrosion harsh marine environments and daily operational wear. Your craftsmanship ensures the reliability performance and longevity of vessels that serve and defend our nation across the globe.
What You Bring
The ability to perform blasting and painting with marine coatings to specification
The skills to meet blast profiles millage requirements and coating standards
Ability to work safely and effectively in complex shipyard environments
Strong commitment to precision protection and teamwork
Requires a minimum 3 or more years experience as a painter/blaster.
- Must be able to perform all blast requirements and functions utilizing all applications.
- Identify and correct blast and paint deficiencies as required by the contract specifications. Testing will consist of the ability to hook up airlines to the manifold and spray horizontal vertical and side to side.
- Able to sand blast and demonstrate how to utilize each part of the blast equipment.
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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