Boilermaker - Norco, LA

Turner Industries•Norco, LA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Turner Industries is seeking a Boilermaker for a position in Norco, LA. The Boilermaker assembles and disassembles, erects, and repairs 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). Assigned duties will be according to specific procedures, and work is checked frequently.

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, 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.
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.