Leadman

Bilfinger North America; Point Comfort (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger Inc. is seeking a skilled field boiler and vessel technician to assemble, repair, and test boilers, tanks, and related structures on-site. You will read blueprints, use hand and power tools, and coordinate with crane operators to position components accurately.

The role requires apprenticeship training, physical endurance, and the ability to work in extreme conditions. E-Verify and compliance with safety standards are expected.

Qualifications

• Completion of apprenticeship program required.
• TWIC card required.
• Must be able to pass hair follicle test.
• Must be able to pass required training.
• Site does not offer per diem.

Responsibilities

• Assembles, analyzes defects in, and repairs boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and vats in the field, following blueprints and using handtools and portable power tools and equipment.
• Locates and marks reference points for columns or plates on foundation, using master straightedge, squares, transit, and measuring tape, and applying knowledge of geometry.
• Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame, tanks, or vats, using plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles.
• Installs manholes, valves, gages, and feed water connection in drums to complete assembly of water tube boilers.
• Assists in testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas under specified pressure into vessels and observing instruments for evidence of leakage.

Skills

Precision & accuracy

Shop math

Tool selection

Drawing interpretation

Spatial reasoning

Education

Apprenticeship

Tools

Hand tools

Portable power tools

Welding equipment

Job description

Bilfinger is an international industrial services provider with a vision to be the No. 1 for its customers in enhancing efficiency and sustainability within the process industry. Bilfinger’s comprehensive portfolio spans the entire value chain, from consulting & engineering to prefabrication & installation, access & insulation, and services that improve the asset performance of industrial plants.

The company operates in three geography-based segments: Western Europe, Central Europe, and International, with primary activities in Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Its process industry customers come from markets such as chemicals & petrochemicals, energy, oil & gas, and pharma & biopharma. With over 32,000 employees, Bilfinger upholds the highest standards of safety and quality, generating revenue of more than €5 billion in the financial year 2024. To achieve its goals, Bilfinger has identified two strategic levers: enhancing Operational Excellence to boost internal efficiency, and Market Expansion to strengthen customer focus and establish Bilfinger as the preferred partner.

Primary Purpose:

Assembles, analyzes defects in, and repairs boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and vats in the field, following blueprints and using handtools and portable power tools and equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Locates and marks reference points for columns or plates on foundation, using master straightedge, squares, transit, and measuring tape, and applying knowledge of geometry. Attaches rigging or signals crane operator in lift parts to specified position. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame, tanks, or vats, using plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Hammers, flame-cuts, files, or grinds irregular edges of sections or structural pats to facilitate fitting edges together. Bolts or arc-welds structures and sections together. Positions drums and headers into supports or bolts or welds supports to frame. Align water tubes and connects and expands ends to drums and headers, using tube expander. Bells, beads with power hammer, or welds tube ends to insure leak proof joints. Bolts or welds 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, using wrench. Installs manholes, valves, gages, and feed water connection in drums to complete assembly of water tube boilers. Assists in testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas under specified pressure into vessels and observing instruments for evidence of leakage.

Requirements:

• Workers should be able to: Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy; Apply shop mathematics to solve problems; Plan work and select proper tools; Compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects; Picture solid objects from drawings or diagrams;
• Perform a variety of duties which may change often; and rate information using standards that can be measured or checked.
• Physically, workers must be able to: Climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders; Reach for, handle, and manipulate objects and materials; Lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds; Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see well (either naturally or with correction).
• Completion of apprenticeship program required.
• May be required to be licensed.
• Must have a TWIC card.
• Must be able to pass all required training and hair follicle.
• This site DOES NOT OFFER per diem.

Bilfinger Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veterans/Disabled. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.

Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.