Boilermaker - Austin Industrial in Plaquemine, La.

Austin Careers•Plaquemine, LA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Austin Industrial is hiring a Boilermaker in Plaquemine, Louisiana. The role involves constructing, assembling, maintaining, cleaning, inspecting, and repairing stationary steam boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, vats, and boiler-house auxiliaries. The boilermaker aligns structural and plate sections, follows blueprints, helps test assembled vessels, and repairs boiler fittings and related equipment. Work includes examining vessels for defects; joining parts with bolts or arc welding; inspecting components; repairing or replacing defective parts; rigging and positioning heavy sections; preparing and shaping metal; installing boiler components; and fabricating or assembling vessels and related parts. The position requires working safely in industrial and construction settings and meeting applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any U.S. employer. Austin Industrial cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Requirements

Minimum 4 years of experience in industrial planning and scheduling.
NCCER certification.
Valid TWIC Card.
Valid driver’s license.
Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.
Ability to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies.
Ability to exercise sound judgment, solve problems, maintain attention to detail, manage stress, and adapt to changing priorities.
Ability to meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements and wear required personal protective equipment.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the job, including regularly lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and potentially frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to perform job responsibilities safely.

Responsibilities

Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and vats for leaks, weak spots, and other defects.
Bolt or arc-weld pressure-vessel structures and parts together.
Inspect assembled vessels and components—including tubes, fittings, valves, controls, and auxiliary mechanisms—for defects.
Repair or replace defective pressure-vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using appropriate tools and equipment.
Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to position heavy frame and plate sections or other parts.
Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure-vessel tube ends to create leakproof joints.
Lay out heavy metal and mark bending and cutting lines using measuring or drawing instruments and templates.
Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, and feedwater connections in water-tube boiler drums.
Study blueprints to determine part locations, relationships, and dimensions.
Straighten or reshape bent pressure-vessel plates and structural parts.
Shape seams, joints, and edges to achieve specified fit.
Position, align, and secure structural parts and assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or pressure vessels according to blueprints.
Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations using measuring instruments and related tools.
Shape or fabricate parts such as stacks, uptakes, or chutes to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping to site conditions.
Clean pressure-vessel equipment with scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in pressure-vessel fireboxes.
Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop before installation to verify fit.
Maintain safety, quality, and productivity expectations while performing assigned duties.
Perform other duties as assigned.