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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard hiring hundreds of positions beginning Thursday

A view of the decomissioned aircraft carriers USS Independence (CV-62), USS Constellation (CV-64), and USS Ranger (CV-61) docked at the Bremerton Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Washington (USA).

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard is looking to fill about 750 entry-level positions lost to attrition, beginning Thursday, the Kitsap Sun reports.

Available positions include jobs in:

-Dismantling and helping inactive vessels.
-Conducting inventories of tools and parts. 
-Assisting trade workers.
-Expediting tools equipment and other materials around the shipyard.

The application period will run from Thursday to 8:59 p.m. Jan. 14. Those interested in applying should click here.

The posted jobs pay between $16.41 and $22.09 per hour. and successful applicants 18 years and older at the time of hiring will receive a “full-time seasonal” status.

The shipyard is one of the largest employers in Kitsap County, with more than 14,000 employees.

Click here for more information on the job openings from The Kitsap Sun.

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