Boilermaker Helper - Austin Industrial (La Porte, TX)

Austin Bridge & Road•La Porte, TX

About The Position

The Boilermaker Helper assists a Boilermaker with construction, assembly, maintenance, and repair of stationary steam boilers and boiler-house auxiliaries. Duties include aligning structures and plate sections to assemble boiler frames, tanks, or vats; assisting with testing assembled vessels; cleaning boilers and furnaces; and helping inspect and repair boiler fittings and auxiliary equipment. Work uses hand and power tools and other equipment, and is performed according to instructions and, where applicable, blueprints. Other duties may be assigned. The position requires employees to follow safety procedures and work instructions, maintain safety, quality, and productivity, and meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements. Work may take place in industrial and construction environments and involve weather, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment.

Requirements

No minimum education requirements.
Valid driver's license.
TWIC Card.
Must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.
Able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties.
Able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds when required.
Able to work at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces when required.
Possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
Able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
Able to wear required personal protective equipment and meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements.
Maintain a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Nice To Haves

Six or more months of experience in an industrial setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Convoy tools, equipment, and parts to the work area.
Clean work areas and place salvageable material in bins.
Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
Bolt and unbolt assemblies using hand tools.
Install packings, catalysts, and desiccants in vessels as needed.
Repair or replace defective pressure-vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using appropriate tools and equipment.
Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal.
Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in water-tube boiler drums using hand tools.
Straighten or reshape bent pressure-vessel plates or structural parts using hammers, jacks, or torches.
Shape seams, joints, or irregular edges of pressure-vessel sections or structural parts to achieve the specified fit.
Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or pressure-vessel vats according to blueprints.
Shape or fabricate parts such as stacks, uptakes, or chutes to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping to the premises.
Clean pressure-vessel equipment using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in pressure-vessel fireboxes.
Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop before installation to ensure proper fit.
Assist with testing assembled vessels.
Assist with cleaning boilers and boiler furnaces and inspecting and repairing boiler fittings and auxiliary machines.
Perform other duties as assigned.