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Machinist Mastertradesperson 3 - 3920

Newport News, VA

Job Description
Who We Are

Come join HII! Where hard stuff is done right!

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Fleet Support Sustainment Division (FSS). The selected candidate will be responsible for operating, maintaining and training customer personnel on facility industrial plant equiptment, Lathes, Milling Machines, horizontal and vertical band saws, drill presses, and sheet metal bending equiptment.

What You Will Do

  • Operate, maintain, train customer personnel on facility industrial plant equipment, Lathes, Milling Machines, horizontal and vertical band saws, drill presses, and sheet metal bending equipment
  • Read and interpret government and commercial drawings/blueprints to machine parts
  • Have good working experience and knowledge of basic calibrated hand tools, micrometers, Vernier calibers; dial indicators, tape measures, rulers, pressure gauges, plug and ring standards, and torque wrenches
  • Apply comprehensive understanding of production and processes toward completion of assignments
  • Responsible for interfacing with customers, managing subcontractors and ability to provide work direction to others.
  • Perform a variety of complicated and non routine tasks
  • Develop and use technical documents including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports and task or trip reports.
  • Schedule, report and brief customers and senior management
  • Perform duties outside of specialty in order to complete installation or work assignment

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What You Must Have
  • Master understanding of production and processes.
  • Responsible for interfacing with customers, managing subcontractors and ability to provide work direction to others. May provide direction and lead others.
  • May manage one or more multiple jobs.
  • Complete comprehension of specialty trades functions and tools. Performs a variety of complicated and non-routine tasks.
  • Develop and uses technical documents including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports and task or trip reports.
  • Schedule, report and brief customers and senior management.
  • May perform quality inspections on finished product.
  • Perform duties outside of specialty in order to complete installation or work assignment.


Bonus Points For Having!

HS education or Trade School + 6 years of related experience. Technical/professional certifications are a plus. Facility has required tools on hand, candidate can provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty
  • Must have electrical machinery repair experience.
  • Must have shipyard/navy experience or commercial equivalent.
  • Must be able to operate specialized repair and testing equipment, including but not limited to: test panels, surge testers, core-loss testers, cut-off saws, grinders, wash tank, and various handheld power and non-power tools.
  • Must be able to complete required paperwork for each job accurately and on a timely basis.


Physical Requirements
Must be able to lift, carry and transport heavy equipment and boxes. The exact weight requirements will be determined by the specific job, but no less than 30 lbs. Able to work on and climb ladders, work in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions and in confined spaces. Able to perform other duties as required which may involve high heat, humidity, noise and dirty conditions, working aloft or over the sides of vessels. May ride ships at sea for extended periods. May require wearing a respirator. Travel may be required within and outside of the continental United States.

Building on a legacy of more than a century of naval shipbuilding, Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries provides mission-critical solutions to a wide variety of government and commercial customers worldwide. Comprising nearly 6,000 professionals in 45 states and 16 countries, our unique national security services portfolio includes unmanned systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and environmental services. For more information, visit tsd.huntingtoningalls.com.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII's Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII's Technical Solutions division supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned systems, nuclear and environmental services, and defense and federal solutions. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and internationally. For more information, visit: www.huntingtoningalls.com .

A new Federal Executive Order requires that employees of Federal contractors and subcontractors be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by January 4, 2022. Accordingly, as a condition of employment with Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, employees will be required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption prior to starting employment.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

Job ID: Alion-AfbDxzKAHj7i
Employment Type: Other