Boilermaker

Turner Industries • Kingsport, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Turner Industries is seeking a Boilermaker for turnaround work in Kingsport, Tennessee. The role assembles, disassembles, erects, and repairs boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers, and heaters according to blueprint specifications. It is a non-exempt position reporting to a Front-Line Supervisor (Foreman). Duties are assigned according to specific procedures and checked frequently. Per diem is available for those who qualify.

The work includes fitting and fastening structural sections, installing boiler and process equipment components, and assisting with testing assembled vessels. Compensation is based on individual qualifications and experience. Depending on employment status, benefits may include health, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment (ADD), voluntary life/ADD, disability benefits, leaves of absence, 401(k), paid time off, paid holidays, telehealth access, and an employee assistance program.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent.
• One to four years of experience in the specified skill, depending on mechanic level.
• Demonstrated proficiency using construction tools, such as grinders and oxy/acetylene torches.
• Rigging experience.
• Complete a post-offer drug and alcohol screen and physical evaluation, and sign acceptance of the company Drug, Alcohol and Contraband Policy.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace.

Nice To Haves

• National Certification is preferred and may be required by the client.

Responsibilities

• Locate and mark reference points for columns and plates on foundations.
• Attach rigging or signal crane operators to lift parts into position.
• Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frames, tanks, or vats.
• Hammer, flame-cut, file, or grind irregular edges to fit sections and structural parts together.
• Bolt structures and sections together.
• Position drums and headers into supports or bolt supports to frames.
• Align water tubes and connect and expand tube ends to drums and headers.
• Bolt 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.
• Install trays in process towers.
• Install manholes, valves, gauges, and feedwater connections in drums to complete water-tube boiler assemblies.
• Assist in testing assembled vessels.
• Comply with company and client job-site safety requirements.

Benefits

• Per diem available for those who qualify.
• Depending on employment status: health, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment (ADD), voluntary life/ADD, disability benefits, leaves of absence, 401(k), paid time off, paid holidays, telehealth access, and employee assistance program.

What This Job Offers

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