Boilermaker C

Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC•Baton Rouge, LA

About The Position

The Boilermaker assembles, inspects for defects, and repairs boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, and boiler auxiliaries according to blueprints and specifications, using power tools and hand tools. The level and degree of job responsibilities and requirements vary based on months of experience and assigned job step. The role works under immediate supervision and relies on instructions and established guidelines. Primary job functions generally do not require independent judgment, and the position typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Helpers (including helper levels from 0 to 42 months) are preferred. A minimum of six months of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline is preferred. The employee must be able to read and interpret instructions and documentation, work within precise accuracy standards, apply shop mathematics, plan work, select tools, compare dimensions and forms, visualize three-dimensional objects from plans, make decisions using measurable criteria, and work at heights without fear. Physical requirements include standing 60% of the time, walking 20%, and sitting 20%; lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds; and pushing and pulling at 70 ft-lb. Climbing and balancing are frequent; stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling are occasional; reaching and handling are constant.

Requirements

Preferred: at least six months of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline.
Ability to read and interpret instructions and documentation.
Ability to work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Ability to apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
Ability to plan work and select appropriate tools.
Ability to compare differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
Ability to visualize three-dimensional objects from plans and drawings.
Ability to make decisions based on measurable criteria.
Ability to work at heights without fear.
May require a high school diploma or equivalent, along with prior experience in the field or a related area.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field.

Nice To Haves

Helper experience (including helper levels from 0 to 42 months) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on foundations using a straightedge, squares, transit, and measuring tape, applying knowledge of geometry.
Attach rigging or signal crane operators to lift components into specified positions.
Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frames, tanks, or vats using plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles.
Hammer, flame-cut, file, or grind irregular edges of sections or structural parts to facilitate fitting them together.
Bolt or arc-weld structures and sections together.
Position drums and headers into supports, and bolt or weld supports to frames.
Align water tubes, connect them, and expand their ends to drums and headers using a tube expander.
Bolt or weld casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles, and fabricated parts such as chutes, air heaters, fan stands, feeding tubes, catwalks, ladders, coal hoppers, and safety hatches to frames.
Perform minor maintenance or cleaning activities using tools and equipment.
Install manholes, handholds, valves, gauges, and feed-water connections in drums to complete water-tube boiler assembly.
Signal crane operators when lifting parts into specified positions.
Assist with testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas into them under specified pressure and observing instruments for evidence of leaks.
Repair boilers or tanks in the field by removing defective sections or tubes, straightening plates, installing new tubes, fitting and welding new sections, and replacing worn lugs on bolts.
Fasten and caulk vessel sections using pneumatic fasteners and caulking hammers, when required.
Line fireboxes with refractory brick and blocks, when required.
Fabricate parts such as stacks, uptakes, and chutes to adapt boilers to installation premises, when required.
Use flame-cutting techniques and demonstrate knowledge of torch use.
Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
Perform other duties as required.