BOILERMAKER - Austin Industrial - Orange, TX

Austin Careers•Orange, TX

About The Position

Austin Industrial is hiring a Boilermaker in Orange, Texas. The role involves constructing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing stationary steam boilers and boiler-house auxiliaries. The employee aligns structural and plate sections to assemble boiler frames, tanks, or vats using blueprints and a range of hand and power tools, and assists with testing assembled vessels. The work also includes cleaning boilers and furnaces and inspecting and repairing boiler fittings and auxiliary equipment. The position requires examining pressure vessels for defects, repairing or replacing defective parts, fabricating and fitting metal sections, and positioning assemblies according to blueprints. The Boilermaker may work in an on-site fabrication shop assembling large vessels before installation. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; Austin Industrial cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. The role has no minimum education requirement. Required qualifications include NCCER Boilermaker certification, a valid driver’s license, a TWIC Card, and 3–5 years of journeyman-level experience. The physical demands include regularly lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds, along with standing, walking, climbing or balancing, and other movement and sensory demands.

Requirements

NCCER Boilermaker certification.
Valid driver’s license.
TWIC Card.
3–5 years of journeyman-level experience.
Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and vats to identify defects such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections.
Bolt or arc-weld pressure-vessel structures and parts together.
Inspect assembled vessels and components, including tubes, fittings, valves, controls, and auxiliary mechanisms, for defects.
Repair or replace defective pressure-vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using appropriate tools and equipment.
Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to position heavy frame and plate sections or other parts.
Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure-vessel tube ends to create leakproof joints.
Lay out heavy metal and mark bending and cutting lines using measuring and drawing instruments or templates.
Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, and feedwater connections in boiler drums.
Study blueprints to determine the locations, relationships, and dimensions of parts.
Straighten or reshape bent pressure-vessel plates or structural parts.
Shape seams, joints, and irregular edges to achieve the specified fit of pressure-vessel sections or structural parts.
Position, align, and secure structural parts or assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or pressure vessels according to blueprints.
Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations using blueprints and measuring instruments.
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.
Perform other duties as assigned.