Austin Industries

Overview

Austin Industrial is a leading provider of maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies across the U.S. The Boilermaker role involves constructing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing stationary steam boilers and related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Examine boilers and pressure vessels to locate defects for repair.
• Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together.
• Inspect assembled vessels and components for defects.
• Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts using various tools.
• Attach rigging and signal crane operators to lift heavy sections.
• Bell, bead, or weld pressure vessel tube ends for leakproof joints.
• Lay out heavy metal and mark bending and cutting lines.
• Install various components in water tube boilers using hand tools.
• Study blueprints to determine part locations and dimensions.
• Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or parts.
• Shape seams and joints of pressure vessel sections for proper fit.
• Position and secure structural parts to boiler frames following blueprints.
• Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on foundations.
• Shape or fabricate parts to adapt pressure vessels or piping.
• Clean pressure vessel equipment using scrapers and brushes.
• Install refractory bricks in fireboxes of pressure vessels.
• Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• No minimum education requirements.
• 4 years of Journeyman-level experience.
• NCCER certification.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• TWIC Card.

Additional Information

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
• Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor employment visas for this position.
• Positions may require lifting up to 50 pounds and working in confined spaces.
• Work may be performed in industrial environments with exposure to various hazards.