Boilermakers

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is looking for a skilled Boilermaker in the United States. The successful candidate will be responsible for constructing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing stationary steam boilers and associated equipment. Key responsibilities include inspecting boiler fittings and conducting tests on assembled vessels. Ideal candidates will possess strong operational and troubleshooting skills, with experience in equipment maintenance. This role is essential for ensuring efficient boiler operation and safety in various industries.

Responsibilities

• Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers.
• Inspect and repair boiler fittings and components.
• Assist in testing assembled vessels.

Skills

Operation Monitoring

Operation and Control

Critical Thinking

Quality Control Analysis

Equipment Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Autodesk AutoCAD

SAP software

Job description

Overview

Boilermaker

Position Description: Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints. Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Assist in testing assembled vessels. Direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces. Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.

Daily Life Of a Boilermaker

• Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
• Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
• Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.
• Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills Needed to be a Boilermaker

• Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Related Job Titles for this Occupation

• Boilermaker Mechanic
• Boilerhouse Mechanic
• Boilermaker Apprentice
• Boiler Tester
• Boilermaker Welder

Tools & Technology Boilermakers Use

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Windows
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Computer aided design CAD software
• SAP software

How to Become a Boilermaker

What education or degrees do I need to become a Boilermaker?

Where Boilermakers Are Employed

The table below shows some of the most common industries where those employed in this career field work.

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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• College Factual
• O*NET Online