BOILERMAKER - Austin Industrial - Westlake, La

Austin Bridge & Road•Lake Charles, LA

About The Position

Austin Industrial provides self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies in industries including oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing. The Boilermaker constructs, assembles, maintains, and repairs stationary steam boilers and boiler-house auxiliaries. The work includes aligning structures and plate sections to assemble boiler frames, tanks, or vats according to blueprints; using hand and power tools and measuring equipment; assisting with testing assembled vessels; cleaning boilers and furnaces; and inspecting and repairing boiler fittings and auxiliary machinery. Other duties may be assigned. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. The role has no minimum education requirement. Required qualifications include NCCER Boilermaker certification, a valid driver’s license, a TWIC Card, and 3–5 years of journeyman-level experience.

Requirements

NCCER Boilermaker certification.
Valid driver’s license.
TWIC Card.
3–5 years of journeyman-level experience.
Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; the company cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.
No minimum education requirement.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including regularly lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and vats to locate defects such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections.
Bolt or arc-weld pressure-vessel structures and parts together using wrenches or welding equipment.
Inspect assembled vessels and components, including tubes, fittings, valves, controls, and auxiliary mechanisms, to identify defects.
Repair or replace defective pressure-vessel parts using tools and equipment such as torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, and metalworking machinery.
Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into position.
Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure-vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and mark bending and cutting lines using measuring or drawing instruments or templates.
Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, and feedwater connections in water-tube boiler drums using hand tools.
Study blueprints to determine part locations, relationships, and dimensions.
Straighten or reshape bent pressure-vessel plates or structural parts using hammers, jacks, or torches.
Shape seams, joints, and irregular edges to achieve specified fit, using cutting torches, hammers, files, or metalworking machines.
Position, align, and secure structural parts or assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or pressure-vessel vats according to blueprints.
Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations using blueprints, straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
Shape or fabricate parts such as stacks, uptakes, or chutes to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping to the premises, using heavy-metalworking machines.
Clean pressure-vessel equipment using 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 ensure proper fit.
Perform other duties as assigned.