HII Launches “Build It” Campaign to Highlight Shipbuilder Support for U.S. Navy

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As New York City hosts the annual Fleet Week in celebration of the nation’s sea services, HII (NYSE: HII) — the nation’s largest military shipbuilder and a sponsor of the Intrepid Museum’s commemoration of the event — is launching a hiring campaign to spotlight the contributions and rewards of building ships for the U.S. Navy.

The HII “Build It” campaign is dedicated to the men and women who partner with the U.S. Navy to build ships critical to the national defense. Shipbuilders value the mission and pride in ship construction, steady advancement and job security, and comprehensive benefits such as health coverage and professional development opportunities.

“The breadth of our workforce at HII is astonishing,” said Xavier Beale, vice president of human resources at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding. “From the craftsmen and women in our shipyards who build the most powerful ships in the world with their own hands, to the nuclear engineers who enable safe nuclear power and propulsion, all the way to the cyber and data scientists who build the tools that deliver decision advantage: It’s a workforce for our 21^st century national defense.”

In addition to Newport News Shipbuilding, which is the nation’s only builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of two builders of nuclear-powered submarines, HII’s divisions include Pascagoula, Mississippi-based Ingalls Shipbuilding that delivers amphibious ships, destroyers and cutters, and McLean, Virginia-based Mission Technologies, which builds technologies and solutions that connect and strengthen an all-domain force.

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HII’s Build It campaign targets workers of all ages and skill levels, and highlights paid training and development at its shipyards for those who require it.

Russell Dawson, 36, was accepted into the century-old Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School right out of high school. Since graduating in 2010, Dawson has supported aircraft carrier and submarine programs at the shipyard, moved up the ranks and is currently working on the Columbia-class program, the Navy’s top acquisition priority. “I’ve always wanted to serve my country,” Dawson said. “I see my work as a shipbuilder doing just that. It’s an honor to help build the greatest ships for our Navy.”