PremiStar

Overview

The Boilermaker will assemble, analyze defects in, and repair boilers, boiler tubes, pressure vessels, tanks, and vats in the field according to blueprint specifications.

Responsibilities

• Engages in the direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces.
• Inspects and repairs boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.
• Examines boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections.
• Bolts or arcs welds pressure vessel structures and parts together.
• Inspects assembled vessels or individual components to locate any defects.
• Repairs or replaces defective pressure vessel parts using various tools and equipment.
• Attaches rigging and signals crane or hoist operators to lift heavy sections into place.
• Lays out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locates and marks bending and cutting lines.
• Installs manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers.
• Studies blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.
• Straightens or reshapes bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts.
• Shapes seams, joints, or irregular edges of pressure vessel sections or structural parts.
• Positions, aligns, and secures structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats.
• Shapes or fabricates parts to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping.
• Installs refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels.
• Cleans and assembles large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3-4 years of experience in the trade.
• Knowledge of boiler repairs, maintenance, and installation techniques.
• Ability to communicate with internal team and customers.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, schematics, and written reference material.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve problems.
• Ability to use hand and power tools.

Additional Information

• Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment.
• This job operates primarily alone and travels to different work sites each day.
• May work in tight spaces, typically indoors, but may work outside in poor weather conditions.