Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division plans to hire over 2,000 full-time shipbuilders.
The new shipbuilders will join a skilled workforce that delivers critical capabilities to HII’s national security customers, including amphibious warships, destroyers and national security cutters, HII said. Ingalls Shipbuilding is located on an 800-acre facility in Pascagoula, Miss. The shipyard recently completed a state-of-the-art upgrade that includes covered workspaces to keep shipbuilders dry and cool.
“With a shipbuilding legacy of nearly 84 years, Ingalls offers careers dedicated to a service mission — building ships that protect and defend our freedoms,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said in a statement. “We are excited to be adding new members to our team and to be providing a variety of stable career opportunities to our community.”
Ingalls Shipbuilding’s talent acquisition team will be hosting a hiring event on July 9, 2022, at the Ingalls Maritime Training Academy located on Jerry St. Pé Highway. Ingalls will be hiring pipe fitters, pipe welders, structural welders, ship fitters and seeking applicants for entry-level opportunities.
In recent years, Ingalls Shipbuilding facility upgrades have also included additional hydration stations, improved access to work sites and tool rooms, and expanded meal choices in the shipyard, including a Chick-fil-A.
