Boilermaker

LEAD Staff; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

LEAD Staff is seeking a skilled Boiler/Heat Exchanger Technician to test and inspect boiler systems for leaks or defects, replace valves with hand and power tools, and perform cleaning of boilers and furnaces at open-air job sites and aboard ships or rigs as required.

The role requires reading blueprints, following procedures, strict PPE, ability to pass drug screen and obtain DBIDS/TWIC credentials, and a willingness to travel and work 60+ hours per week in industrial settings.

Qualifications

• 8 years of boiler, heat exchanger, and valve repair experience preferred.
• Ability to pass a drug screen.
• DBIDS/TWIC credentials may be required.
• Willingness to travel and work 60+ hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Test and inspect boiler systems for leaks or defects.
• Replace or repair valves using hand and power tools.
• Clean boilers and boiler furnaces.
• Read and interpret blueprints and specifications.
• Install components and fittings in boiler drums as needed.
• Work in open-air conditions and aboard ships or rigs.
• Wear PPE and comply with safety protocols at all times.
• Occasionally travel to project sites; overtime may be required.

Skills

Boiler repair

Valve repair

Blueprints reading

PPE compliance

Reading drawings

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Gas torches

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Test and inspect boiler systems for leaks or defects

Replace or repair valves, using hand and power tools.

Be experienced in using gas torches.

Cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces.

Inspect assembled vessels and individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, and auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.

Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, and feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.

Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.

Install refractory brick in fireboxes.

Use blueprints to determine locations, positions, or dimensions of parts.

Ability to read, interpret and follow procedures. Competent in reading and understanding specifications and drawings.

Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriate to current or daily job duties

Be fit for a respirator

Able to constantly climb stairs and ladders, up to 200 rungs/steps per hour

Access confined spaces.

Complies with the highest level of safety during all stages of project execution to avoid any type of incidents and or accidents.

Walk to, from, and between assigned work areas throughout the scheduled shift.

Endure noise, fumes, dust, and inclement weather.

Work overtime as needed to meet production demands

Required Education and Experience:

(Preferred) Possess 8 years of Boiler, heat exchanger, and valve repair experience.

Ability to pass a drug screen.

Ability to obtain DBIDS/TWIC credentials.

Working Conditions:

Open-air conditions such as noise, hot, and cold, as well as in an office-controlled environment.

May have to visit projects aboard ships, rigs both on and offshore as well as confined spaces. You must wear hearing, eye, and head protection and proper PPE when required.

Visits may require standing on a variety of surfaces and at differing angles, bending over, crouching, and climbing up and over obstructions such as scaffolding, ladders, and internal barge and boat structural members.

Some travel required

Also candidates with bricklaying experience in refractories in industrial settings such as cement plants, steel mills, power plants, etc

Must be able to work 60+hours/week