Boilermaker Journey

Bechtel • Sulphur, LA

6d

About The Position

The Boilermaker assembles and installs boilers, pressure vessels, ductwork, tanks, and related fabricated components. The work takes place outdoors in all weather conditions and in confined spaces. The role involves positioning, fitting, rigging, and securing materials and components; completing boiler assemblies and connections; testing assembled vessels; and restoring disassembled structures after repairs. The position typically requires a minimum of 48 months of industrial construction experience.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 48 months of industrial construction experience.

Responsibilities

• Assemble pressure vessels, ductwork, and tanks.
• Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on foundations.
• Load and attach rigging and signal crane operators to lift parts into specified positions.
• Assemble boiler frames, tanks, walls, roofs, floors, plates, and beams.
• Grind welds or seams to fit.
• Install boiler casings, grates, handrails, and manhole and hand-hole covers to provide access for repairs.
• Align water tubes and connectors and expand their ends to drums and headers.
• Bolt casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles, and fabricated components—including chutes, air heaters, fan stands, feeding tubes, catwalks, ladders, coal hoppers, and safety hatches—to frames.
• Test assembled vessels.
• Install manholes, hand-holes, valves, gauges, and feed-water connections on drums to complete water-tube boiler assemblies.
• Clean scale from boiler tubes.
• Replace and reassemble gratings, ladders, handrails, and other disassembled structures after repairs.
• Load, transport, and unload materials, tools, equipment, and supplies.
• Assist with lifting, positioning, and securing materials and workpieces during installation, as needed.
• Perform minor cleaning of tools and equipment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed