Graywolf Boilermaker in Hallsville, TX

Milco National Constructors•Hallsville, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Graywolf is seeking journeyman-level Boilermakers for a project site in Hallsville, Texas. The project is expected to last 10–12 months, and the schedule is five 10-hour shifts. Per diem may be available to workers who live more than 60 miles from the project site. The role involves safe assembly and maintenance of boilers and boiler components, including welding, fabrication, and stress relieving. The Boilermaker also performs oxyfuel cutting; identifies and installs valves, gaskets, hangers, and supports; handles rigging; and reads boiler drawings and detail sheets. The position requires cooperative communication with personnel, sound load calculations, completion of pre-lift checklists, assistance with lift plans, and proficiency with hand signals. The work takes place in industrial construction site conditions. Physical duties include lifting and carrying items weighing up to 45 pounds, working in confined or uneven areas and temperature extremes, climbing steel frameworks, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds, and working at heights with fall protection and from elevated work platforms. Required PPE includes safety footwear and prescription safety glasses or eye shields.

Requirements

At least four years of heavy industrial field experience as a Boilermaker.
Journeyman-level knowledge of safe boiler and boiler-component assembly and maintenance, including welding, fabrication, and stress relieving.
Knowledge of oxyfuel cutting, valves, gaskets, hangers and supports, rigging, and reading boiler drawings and detail sheets.
Proficiency in identifying and installing valves, gaskets, hangers, and supports; fabricating socket-weld and butt-weld pipe; and performing advanced tube work.
Ability to calculate load requirements and communicate and work cooperatively with personnel.
Proficiency in hand signals and safe use of rigging procedures and equipment.
Must have a locking toolbox and the tools necessary to perform the job.
Must successfully complete all required pre-hire requirements.
Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 45 pounds; move in confined, cluttered, and uneven areas; and maintain a full range of motion and flexibility consistent with age.
Ability to work shifts of up to 12 hours in varying temperature extremes and other outside conditions.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on steel frameworks, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds, and work at heights with fall protection and from manlifts, baskets, JLGs, and similar equipment.
Safety footwear and prescription safety glasses or eye shields are required.

Responsibilities

Safely use hand, electric, pneumatic, and hydraulic boilermaking tools.
Perform oxyfuel cutting, including straight-line and square cuts, piercing, slot cutting, beveling, and washing.
Identify valves and their purposes, interpret valve markings and nameplate information, and install valves.
Identify gasket types and materials, lay out and cut gaskets, and install them.
Identify hangers and supports, interpret drawings and symbols, determine placement, and install and maintain variable and constant spring-can supports.
Fabricate socket-weld pipe by identifying fittings, interpreting drawings, and determining pipe lengths between fittings and supports.
Fabricate butt-weld pipe by identifying piping materials and fittings, interpreting drawings, and determining pipe lengths between fittings and supports.
Identify problem tubes and extract, roll, and plug tubes.
Communicate and work cooperatively and effectively with personnel; calculate load requirements.
Complete pre-lift checklists and assist the operator with lift plans as needed.
Use hand signals proficiently.
Safely identify and use basic and special rigging procedures and equipment, including chain hoists, come-alongs, jacks, and tuggers.