OUTSIDE MACHINIST- TRAINEE (3 WEEK UNPAID TRAINING PROGRAM 7AM-3:30PM)

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

1d•$59,675 - $62,067•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for job seekers with no trades experience who are willing to complete a three-week unpaid training program in the Outside Machinist trade. Newport News Shipbuilding works with the Virginia Ship Repair Association, local Virginia community colleges, and maritime training facilities to offer Marine Trades Training course-to-hire programs. The Machinist Trainee program is offered at Camp Community College in Suffolk, Virginia. It consists of 120 unpaid hours over three weeks, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Successful trainees are interested in learning a trade and working full-time for Newport News Shipbuilding. Outside machinists install, maintain, test, and repair major mechanical components and systems on ships at various stages of new construction, overhaul, or repair. Components may include steam turbines, reduction gears, propellers, reactor components, catapults, weapons systems, periscopes, and laundry, food service, and refrigeration equipment. The work uses tools and machinery ranging from hand tools to torque wrenches, micrometers, drill presses, optical instruments, mills, portable machines, boring equipment, precision grinders, and lathes. Work may take place outdoors in varying weather conditions, at extreme heights on scaffolding, ladders, or elevated platforms, and in confined areas such as tanks, compartments, or ship voids. The work requires attention to safety and precision, adaptability, and physical agility. Trainees must be willing to work any shift and overtime as needed.

Requirements

Complete and pass the three-week unpaid training program (120 hours), scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Be able to take measurements or be willing to learn.
Be willing to undergo a background investigation and drug screen.
Pass a physical agility test.
Be able to kneel, squat, crawl, bend, stoop, and climb daily.
Be able to lift at least 40 pounds.
Be able to perform overhead work.
Be able to work overtime as needed.
Be clean-shaven to wear a respirator.
Be able to work outdoors year-round in all weather conditions.
Be able to work at extreme heights and in small, tight, confined spaces.
Be willing to work any shift.
U.S. citizenship is required for this position.

Responsibilities

Install, maintain, test, and repair ships’ major mechanical components and systems.
Work on naval vessels during new construction, overhaul, or repair.
Work with systems and equipment that may include steam turbines, reduction gears, propellers, reactor components, catapults, weapons systems, periscopes, laundry equipment, food-service equipment, and refrigeration equipment.