Shipyard Foreman: Welding & Burner Operations Lead

Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII; Pascagoula (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental and Vision coverage

On-site health centers

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS seeks a proven supervisor to drive accountability in a professional environment. You will lead semi-skilled and skilled trades, train teams, and translate broad strategies into practical action plans, ensuring safety, quality, and budget considerations are met across shifts.

The role requires strong leadership, experience in manufacturing or shipbuilding, and flexibility to work any shift.

Qualifications

• BS/Apprentice or High School with 4 years combined manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience.
• Associate Degree in a Trade/Technical and 3 years of related manufacturing, shipbuilding, trade and/or military experience.
• Internal candidates must have a Superior Attendance and Disciplinary Record.
• Candidate cannot have more than 3 unexcused absences in the last 180 day period.
• Candidate cannot have any safety DANS that result in a disciplinary layoff in last 180 day period.
• Candidate cannot have more than 2 total DANS in the last 180 day period (excluding lost tool).
• Must be willing and able to work any shift assigned.

Responsibilities

• Supervises semi-skilled and skilled trades personnel according to their skill, experience and job knowledge.
• Supervises and trains employees to improve quality and quantity of work performed.
• Breaks broad strategies down to practical action plans and ensures employees are trained to perform these plans.
• Responsible for manufacturing, installation, operation, testing, and process operations with significant financial impact.
• Manages Safety, Quality, Cost and Schedule.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Safety compliance

Quality improvement

Education

BS/Apprentice

Associate Degree in a Trade/Technical

High School with 4 years manufacturing/military experience

Job description

Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS seeks a proven supervisor to drive accountability in a professional environment. You will lead semi-skilled and skilled trades, train teams, and translate broad strategies into practical action plans, ensuring safety, quality, and budget considerations are met across shifts.

The role requires strong leadership, experience in manufacturing or shipbuilding, and flexibility to work any shift.