Boilermaker Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
• Apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
• Plan work and select proper tools.
• Compare and identify 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.
• Have knowledge of flame cutting and torch use.

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 or structural parts together.
• Bolt or arc-weld structures and sections together.
• Position drums and headers in 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 parts such as chutes, air heaters, fan stands, feeding tubes, catwalks, ladders, coal hoppers, and safety hatches to frames.
• Perform minor maintenance or cleaning activities using tools and equipment.
• Install manholes, handholds, valves, gauges, and feed-water connections in drums to complete water-tube boiler assemblies.
• Assist in testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas into them at specified pressures 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.
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.