Boilermaker - Norco, LA

Turner Industries•Norco, LA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Turner Industries is a fully diversified industrial contractor that provides responsive, innovative solutions to increase plant production, reduce costs, and prevent shutdowns in industries such as petrochemical, refining, energy, and pulp and paper. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, Turner Industries has over 20,000 employees across the United States and is recognized as a top industrial contractor. The company prioritizes the safety, security, and satisfaction of its employees. This role is for a Boilermaker in Norco, LA, responsible for assembling, disassembling, erecting, and repairing boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers, and heaters according to blueprint specifications. This is a non-exempt role that reports to a Front-Line Supervisor (Foreman), with assigned duties following specific procedures and frequent checks.

Requirements

High school or equivalent
One to four years of experience in specified skill (depending on mechanic level)
Written pre-employment qualification test
Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
Job site safety requirements as required by the client (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel toe boots, etc.)
Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.)
Demonstrated proficiency in construction tool use (i.e. grinders, oxy/acetylene torch)
Rigging
Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace

Nice To Haves

National Certification preferred (may be required by client)

Responsibilities

Assembles and disassembles boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers, and heaters according to blueprint specifications.
Erects and repairs boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers, and heaters according to blueprint specifications.
Locates and marks reference points for columns and plates on foundation.
Attaches rigging or signals crane operator to lift parts to specified position.
Aligns structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame, tanks or vats.
Hammers, flame-cuts, files or grinds irregular edges of sections or structural parts to facilitate fitting edges together.
Bolts structures and sections together.
Positions drums and headers into supports or bolts supports to frame.
Aligns water tubes and connects and expands tube ends to drums and headers.
Bolts casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles and such fabricated parts as chutes, air heaters, fan stands, feeding tube, catwalks, ladders, coal hoppers and safety hatch to frame.
Installs trays in process towers.
Installs manholes, valves, gauges and feedwater connection in drums to complete assembly of water tube boilers.
Assists in testing assembled vessels.