Boilermaker Journeyman Cert (Maintenance - NO Per Diem)

Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC•LaPlace, LA

About The Position

The Boilermaker Journeyman assembles, inspects for defects, and repairs boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels, along with boiler auxiliaries and ancillary equipment, according to blueprints and specifications. The work uses power tools and hand tools and may include boiler installation, maintenance, field repairs, fabrication, and vessel testing. The role requires NCCER written and/or practical certifications. Work is performed under immediate supervision and relies on instructions and established guidelines.

Requirements

Attainment of NCCER written and/or practical certifications.
Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
Plan work and select appropriate 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 prior experience in the field or a related area.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field.

Responsibilities

Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on foundations using measuring and layout tools and geometric knowledge.
Attach rigging or signal crane operators to lift components into position.
Align structural or plate sections to assemble boiler frames, tanks, or vats using plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles.
Prepare irregular edges by hammering, flame-cutting, filing, or grinding.
Bolt or arc-weld structures and sections together.
Position drums and headers in 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 and fabricated components, including uptakes, stacks, baffles, chutes, air heaters, fan stands, feeding tubes, catwalks, ladders, coal hoppers, and safety hatches, to frames.
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 sections, and replacing worn bolt lugs.
Fasten and caulk vessel sections using pneumatic fasteners and caulking hammers, as needed.
Line fireboxes with refractory brick and blocks, as needed.
Fabricate components such as stacks, uptakes, and chutes to adapt boilers to installation sites, as needed.
Use flame-cutting techniques and demonstrate knowledge of torch use.
Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
Perform other duties as required.