BOILERMAKER - Austin Industrial - Westlake, La

Austin Careers•Lake Charles, LA

About The Position

Austin Industrial is hiring a Boilermaker to construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler-house auxiliary equipment. The role involves aligning structural or plate sections to assemble boiler frames, tanks, or vats according to blueprints, using hand and power tools and related measuring and positioning equipment. The employee also assists with testing assembled vessels, cleans boilers and boiler furnaces, and inspects and repairs boiler fittings and auxiliary machinery. The position requires examining boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats for defects; assembling, welding, repairing, and replacing components; and installing fittings and connections. The Boilermaker also handles heavy metal layout and fabrication, rigging and lifting operations, equipment cleaning, refractory installation, and on-site vessel assembly. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; Austin Industrial cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

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.
Able 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 for leaks, weak spots, defective sections, and other defects.
Bolt or arc-weld pressure-vessel structures and parts together.
Inspect assembled vessels and components, including tubes, fittings, valves, controls, and auxiliary mechanisms.
Repair or replace defective pressure-vessel parts, such as safety valves and regulators.
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 plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and mark bending and cutting lines.
Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, and feedwater connections in water-tube boiler drums.
Study blueprints to determine component locations, relationships, and dimensions.
Straighten or reshape bent pressure-vessel plates or structural parts.
Shape seams, joints, and irregular edges to fit 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, and chutes to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping to a site.
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 verify proper fit.
Perform other duties as assigned.