Mechanic B

APTIM•Krotz Springs, LA

18h

About The Position

The Mechanic B aligns water tubes and connects and expands their ends to drums and headers using a tube expander. The role bolts or welds casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles, and other fabricated parts to frames using wrenches. It performs minor maintenance and cleaning, installs boiler fittings, assists with lifting and pressure testing, and repairs boilers or tanks in the field. The position may also involve fastening and caulking vessel sections, lining fireboxes with refractory materials, fabricating parts to adapt boilers to an installation site, and flame cutting. The role observes all safety and project rules, performs other duties as required, works under immediate supervision, and typically reports to a supervisor or manager.

Requirements

Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
Plan work and select proper tools.
Compare differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
Visualize objects in three dimensions from plans and drawings.
Make decisions based on measurable criteria.
Work at heights without fear.
May require a high school diploma or equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or a related area.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the field.
Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform job functions; work under immediate supervision.
Primary job functions typically do not require independent judgment.

Responsibilities

Align water tubes and connect and expand their ends to drums and headers using a tube expander.
Bolt or weld casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles, and fabricated parts such as chutes, air heaters, fan stands, feeding tubes, catwalks, ladders, coal hoppers, and safety hatches to frames using wrenches.
Perform minor maintenance or 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 specific positions.
Assist with testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas under specified pressure and observing instruments for evidence of leakage.
Repair boilers or tanks in the field by removing defective sections or tubes, straightening plates, installing new tubes, fitting and welding new sections, and replacing worn lugs on bolts.
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.
Perform flame cutting and use torches.
Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
Perform other duties as required.