$2500 SIGN ON BONUS FREE ATDM 16-WEEK WELDER TRAINING PROG IN DANVILLE, VA ( PROGRAM IS UNPAID)

Huntington Ingalls Industries • Newport News, VA

58d • Onsite

About The Position

Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has partnered with the Department of Defense (DOD) to offer a FREE 16-week training opportunity at Danville Community College in Danville, VA. This is an UNPAID opportunity, however the training and lodging/housing in Danville, VA will be provided and paid for by a grant from the Department of Defense. All housing and utilities for this training is covered by the program, and all participants will be housed in downtown Danville's River district. Participants will be responsible for all other living expenses including meals, etc. Participants that successfully complete the 16-week/600 hour training program will be eligible to start work with the Welding department at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, VA as a Welder earning $28+ per hour and will receive a $2500 sign-on bonus. All participants will be required to apply and successfully complete the Newport News Shipbuilding hiring process. The 16-week/600 hour training program will cover Weld Safety as well as OSHA 10 training. Throughout the course you will learn and build your skills in MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core welding. As a welder, you will first be qualified through the shipyards state of the art welding school. After completion of welding school, you will use a wide range of welding filler metals and welding processes to perform structural and/or pipe welds in all phases of ship construction. Welders perform tack, fillet, and full penetration welding on steel foundations and structural and pipe joints in production on aircraft carriers and submarines. This will be done using various welding processes including SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Flux Cored Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), and GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding). These welds are made in all positions using both manual and mechanized processes and will satisfy all nondestructive tests requirements (visual inspection, magnetic particle inspection, ultrasonic inspection, radiographic inspection). Welders will also receive additional training including certified visual inspection, fire watch, and carbon arcing, and troubleshooting minor welding equipment problems. Click on this link to see a ATDM Video https://youtu.be/egldO2Feeck

Requirements

• Candidates have a HS Diploma or GED
• Must able to work at extreme heights or small confined spaces.
• Must be able to kneel, squat, crawl, bend, stoop, and climb.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs and must take and pass a respirator fit test.
• Must be able to work assigned shift as production needs.
• Must be able to pass Physical Agility Test.
• Must be able to work any shift

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees