Boilermaker

Turner Industries•Norco, LA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Turner Industries is seeking a Boilermaker for a position in Norco, Louisiana. The role assembles and disassembles, erects, and repairs boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers, and heaters according to blueprint specifications. It is a non-exempt position that reports to a Front-Line Supervisor (Foreman). Duties are assigned according to specific procedures and work is checked frequently. The Boilermaker locates and marks reference points, attaches rigging or signals crane operators, aligns and joins structural and plate sections, and fits edges using hammers, flame cutting, filing, or grinding. Work also includes installing and aligning boiler components, process-tower trays, fittings, and fabricated parts, and assisting with tests of assembled vessels. The position requires a high school education or equivalent, 7–8 years of experience in the specified skill, a written pre-employment qualification test, and post-offer drug/alcohol screening and physical evaluation. Job-site safety requirements and equipment are determined by the client. A National Rigging Certification is preferred and may be required by the client. The work may involve climbing and balancing on ladders, scaffolds, and structures; lifting and carrying objects weighing 30–50 pounds; operating tools and equipment; and working in excessive heat or cold and loud environments. Compensation is based on individual qualifications and experience. Benefits vary depending on employment status.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent.
7–8 years of experience in the specified skill.
Pass a written pre-employment qualification test.
Pass a post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation.
Meet job-site safety requirements specified by the client, which may include being clean-shaven and wearing long sleeves and steel-toe boots.
Use client-required safety equipment, which may include a hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, and safety harness with lanyard.
Demonstrated proficiency in construction tool use, such as grinders and an oxy/acetylene torch.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace.

Nice To Haves

National Rigging Certification; it may be required by the client.

Responsibilities

Assemble and disassemble, erect, and repair boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers, and heaters according to blueprint specifications.
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 or 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 components 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.