Ironworker(maintenance)

Brown & Root•Baytown, TX

17d

About The Position

Helpers (including helpers from 0 to 42 months) are preferred to have at least 6 months of documented field experience in their chosen craft discipline. The position assembles, inspects for defects, and repairs boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, and related equipment according to blueprints and specifications, using power and hand tools. The level and degree of responsibilities vary based on experience and assigned job step. The position works under immediate supervision, relying on instructions and established guidelines, and typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Work includes positioning, aligning, fitting, bolting, and welding structural and boiler components; performing field repairs; assisting with pressure testing; and completing minor maintenance and cleaning. The employee must follow safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.

Requirements

Preferred minimum of 6 months of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline.
Ability to read and interpret instructions and documentation.
Ability to work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Ability to apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
Ability to plan work and select appropriate tools.
Ability to compare differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
Ability to visualize objects in three dimensions from plans and drawings.
Ability to make decisions based on measurable criteria.
Ability to work at heights without fear.
May require a high school diploma or equivalent and prior experience in the field or a related area.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field.
Ability to perform functions by following instructions and pre-established guidelines; the work is under immediate supervision and does not typically require independent judgment.

Responsibilities

Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on foundations using measuring and layout tools and knowledge of geometry.
Attach rigging or signal crane operators to lift components into specified positions.
Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frames, tanks, or vats using plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles.
Hammer, flame-cut, file, or grind irregular edges to fit sections and structural parts together.
Bolt or arc-weld structures and sections together.
Position drums and headers into supports, and bolt or weld supports to frames.
Align water tubes, connect them to drums and headers, and expand their ends using a tube expander.
Bolt or weld casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles, and fabricated components to frames using wrenches.
Perform minor maintenance and cleaning activities with tools and equipment.
Install manholes, handholds, valves, gauges, and feed-water connections in drums to complete water-tube boiler assemblies.
Signal crane operators when lifting parts into position.
Assist with testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas into them under specified pressure and observing instruments for leakage.
Repair boilers or tanks in the field by removing defective sections or tubes, straightening plates, installing new tubes, fitting and welding sections, and replacing worn bolt lugs.
Fasten and caulk vessel sections using pneumatic fasteners and caulking hammers, as needed.
Line fireboxes with refractory brick and blocks, as needed.
Fabricate parts such as stacks, uptakes, and chutes to adapt boilers to installation premises, as needed.
Use flame-cutting equipment and apply knowledge of torch use.
Observe and comply with all safety and project rules; perform other duties as required.