Boilermaker Journey

Bechtel Corporation; Port Arthur (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation is hiring for outdoor industrial construction work involving boilers, tanks and related assemblies. You will assemble pressure vessels, ductwork and components and assist with rigging and lifts to place parts accurately. Typical duties include maintaining alignment, installing casings and handrails, bolting sections, testing assemblies and performing cleanup.

A minimum of 48 months of industrial construction experience is required. Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 48 months industrial construction experience.
• Experience with boiler assemblies is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assembles, pressure vessels, ductwork and tanks.
• Locates and marks reference points for columns or plates on foundation.
• Loads and attaches rigging, signals crane operator to lift parts.
• Assembles boiler frame tanks, wall, roof, floor, plate and beams.
• Grinds welds or seams to fit.
• Installs boiler casings, grades, handrails, manhole and hand-hole covers.
• Aligns water tubes and connectors and expands ends to drums and headers.
• Bolts 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.
• Tests assembled vessel.
• Installs manholes, hand-holes, valves, gauges and feed-water connection on drums to complete assembly of water tube boilers.
• Cleans scale from boiler tubes.
• Replaces and reassembles gratings, ladders, handrails, and other disassembled structures after repairs are complete.
• Loads, transports and unloads materials, tools, equipment and supplies.
• May assist in lifting, positioning and securing of materials and work pieces during installation.
• Performs minor cleaning activities of tools and equipment.

Job description

31433BR

Job Description:

1. Works outdoors in all weather conditions and also in confined spaces.

2. Assembles, pressure vessels, ductwork and tanks.

3. Locates and marks reference points for columns or plates on foundation.

4. Loads and attaches rigging, signals crane operator to lift part to specified position.

5. Assembles boiler frame tanks wall, roof, floor, plate and beams.

6. Grinds welds or seams to fit.

7. Installs boiler casings, grades, handrails, manhole and hand-hole covers to facilitate access to boilers or other vessels for repair.

8. Aligns water tubes and connectors and expands ends to drums and headers.

9. Bolts 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.

10. Tests assembled vessel.

11. Installs manholes, hand-holes, valves, gauges and feed-water connection on drums to complete assembly of water tube boilers.

12. Cleans scale from boiler tubes.

13. Replaces and reassembles gratings, ladders, handrails, and other disassembled structures after repairs are complete.

14. Loads, transports and unloads materials, tools, equipment and supplies.

15. May assist in lifting, positioning and securing of materials and work pieces during installation.

16. Performs minor cleaning activities of tools and equipment.

17. Typically requires a minimum of 48 months industrial construction experience.

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to [e-mail] or call [phone] for assistance. Determinations on request for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.