Boilermaker Journeyman

Brown & Root•Westlake, LA

11d

About The Position

The Boilermaker Journeyman assembles, installs, maintains, and repairs boilers, tanks, vats, and related structures. The role uses technical drawings, measuring tools, rigging, welding, and flame-cutting techniques to fit and assemble components, install boiler fittings, and repair equipment in the field. Journeymen typically have three or more years of documented experience in their craft and can read and interpret instructions and plan and perform work activities independently. The position works under immediate supervision and typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The role also includes minor maintenance and cleaning, assisting with pressure testing of assembled vessels, following safety and project rules, and performing other duties as required. Physical work includes standing, walking, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, and working at heights.

Requirements

Typically three or more years of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline.
Ability to read and interpret instructions and documents.
Ability to plan and perform work activities independently.
Ability to work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Ability to apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
Ability to plan work and select proper tools.
Ability to compare differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
Ability to visualize three-dimensional objects from plans and drawings.
Ability to make decisions based on measurable criteria.
Ability to work at heights without fear.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field.
May require a high school diploma or equivalent and previous experience in the field or a related area.
Ability to perform the physical activities described, including lifting and carrying 50 pounds and pushing and pulling 70 ft-lb.

Responsibilities

Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on foundations using a straightedge, squares, transit, measuring tape, and geometry.
Attach rigging or signal crane operators to lift components into position.
Align structures and 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 facilitate fitting sections 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 parts to frames using wrenches.
Perform minor maintenance and cleaning activities with tools and equipment.
Install manholes, handholds, valves, gauges, and feed-water connections in drums to complete water-tube boiler assemblies.
Assist with testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas under specified pressure and observing instruments for leaks.
Repair boilers or tanks in the field by removing defective sections or tubes, straightening plates, installing new tubes, fitting and welding new sections, and replacing worn bolt lugs.
Fasten and caulk vessel sections using pneumatic fasteners and caulking hammers, as needed.
Line fireboxes with refractory bricks and blocks, as needed.
Fabricate parts such as stacks, uptakes, and chutes to adapt boilers to installation premises, as needed.
Use flame-cutting techniques and torches.
Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
Perform other duties as required.