Industrial Boiler Systems Pipefitter/Installer

Cleaver-Brooks; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Paid time off & holidays

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Cleaver-Brooks Sales & Service (CBSS) in San Antonio, TX, seeks an Industrial Boiler Systems Pipefitter/Installer who thrives on precision, safety, and field work. You will translate blueprints into installed piping for boilers and vessels at customer sites.

You’ll travel daily to sites, read drawings, and install piping using hand and power tools, ensuring leak-tested, code-compliant assemblies with CBSS safety standards. High school diploma required; valid driver’s license preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Comfortable reading drawings and interpreting plans into builds.
• Physical ability: lift up to 50 lbs; climb ladders; work in confined spaces.
• Worksite safety with CBSS-provided equipment; valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Layout, fabrication, assembly, installation, and maintenance of boiler piping systems and fittings.
• Select materials per specifications and coordinate with other trades.
• Inspect worksites for obstructions and ensure structural integrity.
• Plan installation sequence to avoid clashes and ensure proper sequencing.
• Cut, thread, and assemble pipe; test for leaks after assembly.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Pipefitting

Manual dexterity

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Pipe threading

Pipe cutting tools

ProPress connections

Job description

Ready to build high-performance boiler systems in San Antonio? Cleaver-Brooks Sales & Service (CBSS) seeks an Industrial Boiler Systems Pipefitter/Installer who thrives on precision, safety, and field work. You’ll travel daily to customer sites, translate blueprints into reality, and ensure every pressure boundary and pipe run is done right—the first time.

Location: San Antonio, TX

Why this role might be a great fit for you

• You enjoy assembling boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels using hand and power tools.
• Blueprints speak your language—you can read them and visualize part locations and relationships in 3D.
• Tubing is your craft: you can expand and bell ends to connect fire tubes to heads and water tubes to drums/headers, and bead tube ends with a power hammer.
• You’re comfortable drilling and tapping holes for studs with a portable drill.
• Bolted frames? You can tighten them down with confidence using hand or power wrenches.
• You know your way around both water-tube and fire-tube boilers—mounting casings, davit heads, burners, and furnace casings.
• Accessories—man-holes, hand-holes, fans, gauges, valves—you can bolt or screw them into place securely.
• When parts or piping fail, you can remove and replace components using prybars and wrenches.
• Refractory and furnace tile work doesn’t intimidate you.
• You can thread and install pipe using a pipe wrench and dies.
• Insulation repair? You can remove, replace, and caulk seams on shells, piping, boiler fire-sides, or structures.
• You can safely cut out defective parts, boiler tubes, or tube ends with an acetylene torch.

Your piping toolkit

• Layout, fabrication, assembly, installation, and maintenance of boiler piping systems, fixtures, and equipment—threaded, sweated copper, and ProPress connections.
• Material selection per specifications: type, size, and compatible fittings.
• Worksite inspections to identify obstructions and protect structural integrity.
• Planning installation sequence to avoid clashes and coordinate with other trades.
• Pipe cutting using hacksaw, pipe cutters, hammer and chisel, cutting torch, and pipe-cutting machines.
• Machine threading for precise threads.
• Assembly and installation of metal pipe and fittings.
• Support and restraint using clamps, brackets, and hangers.
• Leak testing by pressurizing the system and monitoring gauges.

What we expect

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience & aptitude: Comfortable working to exact standards, making measurable decisions, and interpreting drawings into accurate builds.
• Physical demands: Manual dexterity; lift/carry up to 50 lbs; good vision (corrected if needed); agility on ladders/scaffolds; ability to stand, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Work environments: At heights and in confined spaces—using CBSS-provided safety equipment.
• License: Current driver’s license with a clean driving record.

Safety mindset

Knowledge of industrial/commercial safety practices: general safety, lockout/tagout (LOTO), overhead work protocols, confined space entry, and fundamentals of electrical safety.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, maternity support, virtual physician visits, voluntary critical illness, hospital care, accidental injury
• FSA, HSA, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• 401(k) with cash match
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Pet insurance
• Employee discounts
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays

About CBSS

We’re the market leader in integrated boiler and burner systems—delivering new equipment, installations, rentals, retrofits, repairs, parts, and service. We help customers operate more efficiently, reduce costs, and save space with safe, reliable, and sustainable solutions. Our commitment is 24/7 customer service.

Good to know

The responsibilities listed reflect the core scope of this role and may evolve based on business needs. Management may assign or adjust duties accordingly.

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