Blaster Experienced

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you. The Role The candidate should have 2+ years of blaster experience of the blast process of surface preparation by operating blast equipment used to create a profile on a steel structure which will allow the coating treatment to adhere properly to the metal surfaces. The candidate will be trained in the use, care and safe operation of blast equipment furnished by the company. Candidates should be able to learn and perform safely, blast operations in tanks and voids as well as working heights such as staging, scaffolding and lifting equipment (JLG and scissors lift equipment). Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is seeking qualified blasters, with 2+ years of hands on Blasting work experience.

Requirements

2+ years of blaster experience
Active C7 or C13 certification
Able to take measurements or be willing to learn
Willing to undergo a background investigation and drug screen
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
Willing to work any shift

Nice To Haves

AAMP/NACE CERTIFICATIONS

Responsibilities

Operate blast equipment used to create a profile on a steel structure which will allow the coating treatment to adhere properly to the metal surfaces.
Learn and perform safely, blast operations in tanks and voids.
Perform work at working heights such as staging, scaffolding and lifting equipment (JLG and scissors lift equipment).