Boilermaker: Industrial Boiler & Vessel Expert

Austin Industries; Artesia (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a dedicated Boilermaker to construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. You will interpret blueprints, align structures, and handle heavy plate sections using hand and power tools on-site.

The role includes testing vessels, inspecting fittings, and ensuring leakproof joints. The position demands 3-5 years of journeyman experience, physical stamina, and legal work authorization in the United States.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
• Bolt or arc welds pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
• Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
• Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery.
• Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
• Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
• Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Welding equipment

Power tools

Hand tools

Job description

Austin Industrial is seeking a dedicated Boilermaker to construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. You will interpret blueprints, align structures, and handle heavy plate sections using hand and power tools on-site.

The role includes testing vessels, inspecting fittings, and ensuring leakproof joints. The position demands 3-5 years of journeyman experience, physical stamina, and legal work authorization in the United States.