Boilermaker Journeyman - Maintenance (No Per Diem)

Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC•Bishop, TX

About The Position

The Boilermaker Journeyman performs boiler, tank, and vessel construction, assembly, maintenance, and repair work. The role is typically for a journeyman with three or more years of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline who can read and interpret instructions and independently document, plan, and perform work activities. The work includes positioning, fitting, aligning, bolting, and welding structural sections and boiler components; installing tubes, drums, headers, valves, gauges, and related parts; and repairing defective or worn components. The journeyman also performs minor maintenance and cleaning, assists with pressure testing assembled vessels, and follows safety and project rules. Work may involve flame cutting, torch use, working at heights, and physical tasks such as lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

Typically three or more years of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline.
Ability to read and interpret instructions and to document, plan, and perform work activities independently.
Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
Plan work and select proper tools.
Compare differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
Visualize three-dimensional objects from plans and drawings.
Make decisions based on measurable criteria.
Work at heights without fear.
May require a high school diploma or equivalent and previous experience in the field or a related area.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the field.

Responsibilities

Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on foundations using measuring and layout tools and knowledge of geometry.
Attach rigging or signal crane operators to lift components into position.
Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frames, tanks, or vats using plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles.
Hammer, flame-cut, file, or grind irregular edges to fit sections or structural parts together.
Bolt or arc-weld structures and sections together.
Position drums and headers into supports and bolt or weld supports to frames.
Align water tubes, connect them to drums and headers, and expand tube ends using a tube expander.
Bolt or weld casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles, and fabricated components to frames using wrenches.
Perform minor maintenance or cleaning activities with tools and equipment.
Install manholes, handholds, valves, gauges, and feed-water connections in drums to complete water-tube boiler assemblies.
Signal crane operators while parts are being lifted into specific positions.
Assist with pressure testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas into them and observing instruments for leakage.
Repair boilers or tanks in the field by removing defective sections or tubes, straightening plates, installing tubes, fitting and welding sections, and replacing worn bolt lugs.
Fasten and caulk vessel sections using pneumatic fasteners and caulking hammers when needed.
Line fireboxes with refractory brick and blocks when needed.
Fabricate parts such as stacks, uptakes, and chutes to adapt boilers to their installation premises when needed.
Perform flame cutting and use torches.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules.
Perform other duties as required.