Boilermaker

Bilfinger Berger SE; Point Comfort (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

BILFINGER BERGER SE in Point Comfort, Texas, is seeking skilled workers for assembling and repairing boilers and pressure vessels. Candidates must possess a TWIC card and successfully complete required training, including a hair follicle test. The role demands precision and the ability to work with heavy materials, following blueprints and safety regulations.

Join a team committed to excellence while enhancing your skill set in the industrial services sector. Interested candidates are prompted to reach out for further inquiries at [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Must have a TWIC card.
• Able to work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
• Physically able to lift and carry up to 100 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and repair boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and vats.
• Follow blueprints and utilize hand tools and power tools.
• Test assembled vessels for leaks and proper functionality.

Skills

Precision and accuracy in work

Shop mathematics

Ability to climb scaffolds and ladders

Lifting and carrying heavy objects

Education

Completion of apprenticeship program

Job description

Bilfinger is an international industrial services provider with a vision to be the No. 1 for its customers in enhancing efficiency and sustainability within the process industry. Bilfinger’s comprehensive portfolio spans the entire value chain, from consulting & engineering to prefabrication & installation, access & insulation, and services that improve the asset performance of industrial plants.

The company operates in three geography-based segments: Western Europe, Central Europe, and International, with primary activities in Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Its process industry customers come from markets such as chemicals & petrochemicals, energy, oil & gas, and pharma & biopharma. With about 31,000 employees, Bilfinger upholds the highest standards of safety and quality, generating revenue of €5.4 billion in the financial year 2025. To achieve its goals, Bilfinger has identified two strategic levers: Operational Excellence to continuously improve its own efficiency and performance, and Market Expansion to strengthen customer orientation and establish Bilfinger as the partner of choice.

Primary Purpose

Assembles, analyzes defects in, and repairs boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and vats in the field, following blueprints and using handtools and portable power tools and equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Locates and marks reference points for columns or plates on foundation, using master straightedge, squares, transit, and measuring tape, and applying knowledge of geometry. Attaches rigging or signals crane operator in lift parts to specified position. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame, tanks, or vats, using plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Hammers, flame-cuts, files, or grinds irregular edges of sections or structural pats to facilitate fitting edges together. Bolts or arc-welds structures and sections together. Positions drums and headers into supports or bolts or welds supports to frame. Align water tubes and connects and expands ends to drums and headers, using tube expander. Bells, beads with power hammer, or welds tube ends to insure leak proof joints. Bolts or welds casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles, and such fabricated parts as chutes, air heaters, fan stands, feeding tube, catwalks, ladders, coal hoppers, and safety hatch to frame, using wrench. Installs manholes, valves, gages, and feed water connection in drums to complete assembly of water tube boilers. Assists in testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas under specified pressure into vessels and observing instruments for evidence of leakage.

Requirements

• Workers should be able to: Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy; Apply shop mathematics to solve problems; Plan work and select proper tools; Compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects; Picture solid objects from drawings or diagrams; Perform a variety of duties which may change often; and rate information using standards that can be measured or checked. Physically, workers must be able to: Climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders; Reach for, handle, and manipulate objects and materials; Lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds; Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see well (either naturally or with correction). Completion of apprenticeship program required. May be required to be licensed.
• Must have TWIC card
• Must be able to pass required training and a hair follicle
• This site DOES NOT OFFER Per Diem

Please reach out to [e-mail] in case of any questions related to this position.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Bilfinger Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veterans/Disabled. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

E-Verify

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.

Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.