It is a job at the largest shipyard in Mississippi - Anonymous employee HII Employee Review

4.0
Nov 17, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

While this is the first shipyard I have worked at, the pay and benefits are excellent. In addition, while safety here can be questionable, many people say that it is better than at other construction companies.

Cons

See above about safety as they could do much better in that category. I do not mind right now since I am young but otherwise do be prepared to walk a lot of stairs and sacrifice a lot of time just to be able to arrive at work on time. If you are an apprentice you will have to take classes and it can be a hassle if that is not normal experience and have not been to school in a long time.

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Cons

As contract support, its not always clear if our contract is being renewed. Government reps and Hii Reps will always provide conflicting information. This leads to a regularly stressful 4th quarter every year. It is not obvious to me how one progresses through "the ranks" since we are contracting staff support. There seems to be a disconnect between HII employees supporting HII efforts, and HII employees supporting the government. HII takes Cybersecurity very seriously. So serious it makes completing regular daily tasks way longer than it should. I often need multiple attampts, and a call to IT support to get it done. So, I'd rather wait to be told to check my Hii email, or that I need to complete training than do it voluntarily.

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