Job Description

Overview

At Fluor, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking and innovative solutions. The Boilermaker role involves various tasks related to fabrication, installation, and inspection within a safety-focused environment.

Responsibilities

  • Follow all health, safety, and environmental requirements.
  • Perform cleanup duties.
  • Perform material handling and storage duties.
  • Identify, use, and care for common hand and power tools.
  • Use and care for craft-specific tools and equipment.
  • Apply craft-related mathematics.
  • Use safety standards and best practices relevant to rigging.
  • Inspect rigging equipment and hardware.
  • Perform basic procedures for using various slings in hitches and calculating sling stress.
  • Utilize tools for lateral movement of loads without a crane.
  • Inspect wire rope components and follow procedures.
  • Perform oxyfuel cutting operations.
  • Fabricate and install gaskets.
  • Identify and select pipe fittings.
  • Perform material cutting operations.
  • Perform bolt make-up.
  • Prepare and set up for welding.
  • Perform layout and fabrication duties.
  • Conduct structural and tube fit-up and alignment.
  • Prepare base metal.
  • Perform preheat and post-weld heat treatment operations.
  • Inspect vessels.
  • Install valves and components.
  • Identify, fabricate, and install pipe hangers and supports.
  • Fabricate and install stairs, railings, grating, and decking.
  • Review construction drawings and blueprints for specifications.
  • Cut and thread pipe manually.
  • Read and interpret welding detail drawings.
  • Perform boiler tube fabrication, preparation, and fitting.
  • Perform air carbon arc cutting and gouging.

Requirements

  • Understand and carry out oral instructions.
  • Read and carry out written instructions.
  • Work at varying heights.
  • Recognize, avoid, and report safety hazards.
  • Assemble and disassemble objects.
  • Operate equipment and power tools.
  • See hazards, safety warnings, and barriers.
  • Bend knees for lifting and routine work tasks.
  • Stoop for work positioning and lifting.
  • Lift a maximum of 50 lbs without assistance.
  • Comprehend and respond to audible/visual instructions, alarms, and warnings.
  • Climb/balance on ladders, scaffolding, and structures.
  • Kneel for work positioning.
  • Reach above shoulders and away from body.
  • Demonstrate manual dexterity.

Additional Information

  • Work in extreme heat or cold.
  • Work where noise level is above 85 decibels.
  • Work in wet/humid environments.
  • Work in cramped quarters.
  • Work in environments with fluctuating ventilation.
  • Work inside and outside.

How this job compares in Graham, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across California currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$43/hr across 499 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Graham, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Graham, CA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across California as a whole we're tracking 650 other active welding openings from 314 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Honeywell Aerospace (16), and Aerotek (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Santa Ana at $53/hr, Redondo Beach at $51/hr, and Long Beach at $42/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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