Boilermaker Level 5- Austin Industrial (Houston, TX)

Austin Careers•Houston, TX

About The Position

Austin Industrial provides self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies across the United States. The Boilermaker constructs, assembles, maintains, cleans, inspects, and repairs stationary steam boilers, pressure vessels, and related equipment. The work includes aligning and securing structural or plate sections according to blueprints; using hand and power tools, welding equipment, rigging, and metalworking machinery; and assisting with testing assembled vessels. The role may also involve direct cleaning of boilers and furnaces and installing refractory or other heat-resistant materials. The position requires field experience in boilermaking, pipe and weld work, and materials. Employees must be able to work with other contractors and customers in a demanding industrial or construction environment while maintaining safety, quality, and productivity expectations. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any U.S. employer; Austin Industrial cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Requirements

Field experience in boilermaker, pipe, and weld work and materials.
At least 4 years of experience in industrial planning and scheduling.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Oracle knowledge is a plus.
Ability to read P6 schedules.
Ability to read packages and P&IEDs.
Organization skills, including keeping work and materials in order and clean.
Understanding of how kitting and staging support field production.
Ability to work in a demanding position and collaborate with other contractors and customers.
Valid driver's license.
TWIC card that does not expire until 2028.
NCCER certification.
Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties.
Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds when required, and work at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces.
Sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
Ability to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities.
Ability to work in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements.

Nice To Haves

Oracle knowledge.

Responsibilities

Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and vats for 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 using tools, welding equipment, torches, jacks, and metalworking machinery.
Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy sections and parts into place.
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 or drawing instruments and 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 and structural parts.
Shape seams, joints, and irregular edges to achieve the required fit of vessel sections and 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 measuring instruments and blueprints.
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 confirm proper fit.
Perform other duties as assigned.