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Overview

As a Structural Welder at Ingalls Shipbuilding, you’ll be part of the elite team responsible for building the steel backbone of America’s most advanced naval vessels. Your welding expertise ensures the strength, durability, and safety of ships that will serve our nation around the world for decades.

Responsibilities

  • Perform high-quality welding using Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and Flux-Core Arc Welding (FCAW).
  • Join, weld, and reinforce a variety of structural steel components.
  • Work from drawings, instructions, and welding procedures to ensure accuracy and integrity.
  • Operate in an active, 24/7 shipyard environment that may include working at heights, confined spaces, and changing weather conditions.
  • Maintain and follow safety practices that meet industry standards.

Requirements

  • Proven experience with SMAW and FCAW welding processes.
  • Ability to work safely and effectively in demanding industrial environments.
  • Dependability, teamwork, and strong work ethic.
  • Commitment to producing high-quality welds with precision and consistency.
  • Minimum 1 year welding experience in FCAW and SMAW.
  • Ability to pass a military specification welding assessment in the vertical (3G), horizontal (2G), and overhead (4G) positions.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-Time position with multiple shifts.
  • No relocation assistance available.
  • Not eligible for telework.
  • No travel requirement.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Pascagoula, MS

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $39/hr median for welding jobs in Pascagoula, MS, whose middle half runs $25–$44/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 43% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Pascagoula, MS

We're tracking 23 other active welding openings in Pascagoula, MS right now, from 9 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Mississippi as a whole we're tracking 85 other active welding openings from 47 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pascagoula, or widen the search to Mississippi.

Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII currently has 6 other openings live in Mississippi, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Mississippi at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TIC - The Industrial Company (13), Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII (6), and HII (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick and Flux-Core work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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