Boilermaker: Precision Welding & Boiler Maintenance

Austin Industries, Inc.; Freeport (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial seeks a skilled Boilermaker for on-site work in Freeport, TX. The role focuses on constructing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing stationary steam boilers and boiler house systems in heavy industrial settings. Requires NCCER Boilermaker certification and 3–5 years journeyman experience.

You will read blueprints, weld and bolt pressure vessel components, install fittings, and cooperate with crane teams to move heavy sections. Licensing and safety compliance are essential.

Qualifications

• Journeyman Boilermaker with 3–5 years of hands-on experience.
• NCCER Boilermaker certification and a valid driver's license are required.
• Equal Opportunity Employer; on-site work in Freeport, TX.

Responsibilities

• Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects and repair.
• Bolt or arc welds pressure vessel structures and parts together per blueprints.
• Inspect components to locate defects and replace defective parts as needed.
• Attach rigging and signal crane operators to move heavy sections into place.
• Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.

Skills

Journeyman experience

NCCER Boilermaker

Education

NCCER Boilermaker certification

Valid Driver's License

Tools

Welding equipment

Job description

Austin Industrial seeks a skilled Boilermaker for on-site work in Freeport, TX. The role focuses on constructing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing stationary steam boilers and boiler house systems in heavy industrial settings. Requires NCCER Boilermaker certification and 3–5 years journeyman experience.

You will read blueprints, weld and bolt pressure vessel components, install fittings, and cooperate with crane teams to move heavy sections. Licensing and safety compliance are essential.