Pros
great place to start a career. Pay is good and you get raises regularly. There are advancement oppertunities but that doesn’t come easy. Must be a hard worker. Training is pretty good.
Cons
Parking is an absolute nightmare, if you want a decent parking spot be prepared to show up around 3am for your 7am shift. Conditions can be brutal especially in the heat. Management / upper management can be condradictory at times. For example your boss may tell you one thing and then his boss will tell you something completely different. Your experience at the shipyard can differ wildly depending on your boss. Best thing to do is when you first start, talk to your mates and see how strict your foreman is. Some foreman will fire you just because they don’t like you, some are really good mentors and great people that want to see you succeed.