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Overview

Boilermakers are responsible for the installation, repair, maintenance, inspection, and testing of boilers and related equipment in an industrial refinery or chemical plant environment. Candidates must work safely and execute tasks according to company and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints, IFC drawings, specifications, and work packages to determine scope of work.
  • Identify tools, equipment, and materials required to complete assigned tasks.
  • Recognize jobsite hazards and implement appropriate safety precautions.
  • Assemble, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain boilers and pressure vessels.
  • Fabricate equipment and components according to blueprints and specifications.
  • Hoist materials and tools using cranes and rigging.
  • Verify alignment of structural steel using transits and levels.
  • Connect structural members using bolts and required connection methods.
  • Position and secure structural steel members for installation.
  • Fit steel components into place for assembly and installation.
  • Cut, bend, fit, and weld steel components using torches and welding equipment.
  • Lead steel erection, fabrication, rigging, and installation activities.
  • Review drawings and specifications before beginning work.
  • Understand when to stop production work and when an RFI is required.
  • Layout material from drawings and perform field fabrication as required.
  • Line out helpers and crew members and execute work safely.
  • Use and maintain specialty tools including torque wrenches and mag drills.
  • Perform basic welding activities and equipment setup.
  • Operate cutting torches safely and understand proper setup.
  • Assist with cranes and other equipment.
  • Perform basic equipment inspections and maintenance activities.
  • Follow safe lifting, rigging, signaling, and material handling procedures.
  • Tie knots and rigging configurations for lifting operations.
  • Perform all duties assigned by supervision in a safe manner.

Requirements

  • Ability to perform all duties of the Boilermaker craft.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and specifications.
  • Experience with steel erection, fabrication, and rigging.
  • Knowledge of safe rigging practices and lifting procedures.
  • Knowledge of bolting methods and torque requirements.
  • Ability to understand piece marks and symbols on drawings.
  • Experience laying out material from drawings.
  • Experience with specialty tools including torque wrenches.
  • Basic welding knowledge, including MIG and stick welding.
  • Knowledge of cutting torch setup and operation.
  • Knowledge of JLG lifts and cranes.
  • Ability to perform basic math calculations.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Must be willing to follow all company and project policies.
  • Must have reliable transportation to and from work.
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How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Pasadena, TX currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$37/hr across 9 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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 43 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 20 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 949 other active welding openings from 416 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pasadena, or widen the search to Texas.

Zachry Group currently has 23 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Zachry Group (23), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (22). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Dallas at $36/hr, and Channelview at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Boilermaker 1 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.