General Foreman, Watercraft Support Services

Job overview

The General Foreman role is onsite in Newport News, VA. The stated salary range is $113,000 to $141,000 per year. The position supports the Watercraft Support Services team at Newport News Shipbuilding. The foreman supervises and trains skilled and semi-skilled trades personnel, translating operational plans into work assignments and monitoring job and budget performance. The role supports consistent execution of manufacturing, installation, operation, testing, and process work while ensuring employees follow technical requirements.

What you'll do

• Supervise, assign, coordinate, and evaluate trades personnel according to skill and experience.
• Train employees, recommend training, and help develop training procedures.
• Break strategies into practical action plans, ensure adherence to drawings and procedures, and monitor job and budget performance across shifts.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

general foreman

huntington ingalls industries

newport news va

onsite

watercraft support

production supervision

trades personnel

employee training

work planning

budget performance

multiple shifts

shipbuilding

$113,000–$141,000 per year

401(k)

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plans
• on-site health centers
• telemedicine
• wellness resources
• employee assistance
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• tuition reimbursement
• employee discounts
• education scholarships.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor's degree or apprenticeship plus four years of production supervisory experience, or a non-degree/non-apprentice pathway with six years of combined production supervisory and/or CS experience. Multiple shifts.

About the employer

Huntington Ingalls Industries is hiring for this role. Industry: Ship Building and Repairing. Sector: 33.