Kittery shipyard to hire 715 workers
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery announced Thursday that it plans to hire around 715 new workers within the next 10 months.
SeacoastOnline.com reported that the hiring spree will increase the shipyard’s workforce from 4,700 to 5,200 civivlian employees. The shipyard’s commander, Capt. William Greene, told the news website that the “hiring plan is based on attrition and increased workload challenges.”
“The success of this plan is critical to our ability to execute our workload over the next few years and is a top priority for the shipyard,” he added.
The shipyard has more than 100 openings for engineers and approximately 25 openings for administrative personnel. Its Trades Apprenticeship and Worker Skills Progression Program will hire the remaining positions.
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