U.S.-based boat builder Metal Shark is increasing its presence in its house state of Louisiana with the addition of a 3rd manufacturing facility and a brand new recruitment effort.
The enlargement follows the latest divestiture of its Alabama-based ship refit and restore enterprise, after the corporate offered its operations to Birdon America.
With a brand new 40,000 sq. foot manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Metal Shark is seeking to increase its manufacturing capability.
Together with its close by Jeanerette and Franklin manufacturing services, the corporate now boasts almost 200,000 complete sq. toes of enclosed manufacturing house unfold throughout 35 acres, and employs almost 400 individuals.
To help its backlog, Metal Shark has additionally been on a recruitment spree to develop its workforce throughout all of its Louisiana services.
The firm is at the moment hiring for all manufacturing trades, and can be recruiting naval architects, undertaking coordinators and undertaking engineers.
In addition to its efforts aimed toward native recruitment, Metal Shark is now providing relocation help for certified welders fascinating to find a house in Louisiana.
“As a diversified builder, at any given time we’re producing boats for a wide range of markets including US and foreign military forces, state and local law enforcement agencies and fire departments, and numerous commercial markets including pilot groups, passenger vessel operators, and the offshore wind industry,
“Our new Avery Island facility will reduce lead times for vessels that lie outside our mainstream production mix, with an experienced crew of boat building professionals specializing in custom rigging and production efficiency,” stated Chris Allard, Metal Shark’s CEO.
While Metal Shark continues to broaden in Louisiana, the corporate has not vacated Alabama solely. The builder has retained a portion of its Alabama waterfront to help ongoing coaching, trials, and autonomous testing.
