Boilermaker

Cleaver-Brooks Sales and Service • Houston, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Cleaver Brooks Sales and Service is looking for a Boilermaker to join our team in Houston, TX. The Boilermaker assembles boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels according to blueprint specifications. Has exceptional skill using power tools and hand tools. Reads blueprint to determine location and relationship of parts. Must have minimum three years experienced in boilers or HVAC, piping skills, pipe fitting, assembly of boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels according to blueprint specifications or manuals, using power tools and hand-tools. Researches technical drawings/diagrams/materials to ensure appropriate parts pulled for a specific job. Be able to work with others. Be a team player with good communication skills and writing skills. Have an understanding of maintenance and interpretation of job scopes.

Requirements

• Minimum three years experienced in boilers or HVAC, piping skills, pipe fitting, assembly of boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels according to blueprint specifications or manuals, using power tools and hand-tools.
• Reads blueprint to determine location and relationship of parts.
• Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy
• Make decisions based on measurable criteria
• Visualize objects in three-dimensions from plans and drawings
• Work easily and skillfully with hands
• 75% Travel
• Valid Driver's License
• Computer competency including Outlook, Word, Excel
• Basic understanding of HVAC industry terminology a plus
• This position requires at least three years’ experience in a similar industrial/technical position.
• A High School diploma or equivalent is mandatory.

Nice To Haves

• Basic understanding of HVAC industry terminology a plus

Responsibilities

• Assembles boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels according to blueprint specifications, using power tools and hand tools.
• Reads blueprint to determine location and relationship of parts.
• Connects fire tubes to heads or water tubes to drums and headers of boilers, by expanding and belling ends, using tube expander and beading ends, using power hammer.
• Drills and taps holes for installation of studs, using portable drill.
• Tightens bolts to assemble frames, using hand or power wrenches.
• Mounts casings of water tube boilers, or attaches davit heads, burners, or furnace casing to fire tube boilers, using wrenches.
• Bolts or screws accessories, such as man-holes, hand-holes, fans, gauges, and valves to vessel, using hand tools or power wrenches.
• Replaces defective parts or piping, using power wrenches, prying bars, or hand tools.
• May install and repair refractory brick or furnace tile.
• May thread and install pipe, using pipe wrench and dies.
• May remove and replace insulation and caulk seams to repair insulation on shells, piping, boiler fire-sides or structures.
• May cut out defective parts, boiler tubes or tube ends using acetylene torch.
• Pipefitter: Piping Lay out, fabricates, assembles, installs, and maintains piping and piping systems, fixtures, and equipment for boiler systems by threading or by sweating copper pipe or pro-press fittings.
• Selects type and size of pipe and related materials according to job specifications.
• Inspects worksites to determine presence of obstructions and to ascertain that piping integrity will not cause structural weakness.
• Plans sequence of installation to avoid obstructions and activities of other construction workers.
• Cuts pipe, using hacksaw, pipe cutters, hammer and chisel, cutting torch, and pipe cutting machine.
• Threads pipe, using threading machine.
• Bends pipe by hand or with pipe-bending machine.
• Assembles and installs variety of metal pipe and pipe-fittings.
• Secures pipes to structure with clamps, brackets, and hangers, using hand tools.
• Tests piping system for leaks by increasing pressure in pipes and observing gauges attached to pipes for indication of leaks.
• May weld holding fixtures to structural steel members.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, maternity support program, discounted virtual physician visits, voluntary medical benefits (Critical Illness, Hospital Care, and Accidental Injury), FSA, HSA, life insurance, short term and long-term disability
• Cash matching 401(k) plan
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Pet insurance
• Employee discount program
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED