PIPE FITTER TRAINEE - 3 WEEK UNPAID TRAINING PROGRAM (7AM-3:30PM)
About The Position
This role is for job seekers with no trades experience who are willing to complete a three-week, unpaid Pipefitter training program. Newport News Shipbuilding partners with the Virginia Ship Repair Association, Virginia community colleges, and maritime training facilities to offer Marine Trades Training course-to-hire programs. The Pipefitter Trainee program is held at Tidewater Community College in Portsmouth, Virginia, and consists of 120 hours over three weeks, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Courses are offered once a month to classes of 5–10 students. Successful candidates learn the Pipefitter trade and work full-time for Newport News Shipbuilding. Pipefitters install complex piping systems on ships, including more than 23 miles of pipe on submarines and more than 230 miles on aircraft carriers. Trainees learn to read blueprints and fabricate, install, inspect, and test ship piping systems. Work includes assembling, welding, and securing pipe, as well as troubleshooting and repairing existing systems. Work may take place outdoors in all weather conditions, at extreme heights on scaffolding, ladders, or elevated platforms, and in small, confined ship spaces such as tanks, compartments, or voids. The work requires attention to safety and precision, adaptability, and physical agility.
Requirements
- Complete a three-week unpaid training program of 120 hours, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Be able to take measurements or 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
- Learn to read blueprints.
- Learn to fabricate, install, inspect, and test ship piping systems.
- Assemble, weld, and secure pipe.
- Troubleshoot and repair existing piping systems.
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
