Austin Industries

Overview

Austin Industrial is a leader in providing maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies in 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 or components for defects.
• Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts using various tools.
• Attach rigging and signal crane operators to lift heavy parts.
• Bell, bead, or weld pressure vessel tube ends for leakproof joints.
• Lay out and mark bending and cutting lines on heavy metal.
• 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 fit.
• Position and secure structural parts to boiler frames following blueprints.
• Locate and mark reference points on boiler 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 a fabrication shop before installation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• No minimum education requirement.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in industrial planning and scheduling.
• NCCER certification required.
• Valid Driver’s License and TWIC card required.

Additional Information

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.
• Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments.