Ok company but not a career - Outside Machinist HII Employee Review

3.0
May 27, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Weekends off and no holiday work is nice. The Christmas shutdown is great. Pay is above average for no college. Overtime is pretty regularly available if you want it.

Cons

No pension just 401k. Parking is absolutely awful. Very inflexible schedule if you have sick kids or any other business you need to take care of. Work can be dangerous and physically demanding. I'd suggest you take their money while it's there while you work on getting something a little less dangerous and less physical.

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5.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

Steady work Opportunities to grow

Cons

Accountability Training Communication Parking Leadership

4.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of flexibility with my schedule. Can shift hours as needed as long as work is done. No micromanaging supervisors. They tend to stay out of your hair as long as the customer is happy.

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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