Boilermaker

Job Description

Boilermaker will remove, replace and/or repair various piping systems; work on various coal fired boiler components including soot blowers, burners and dampers; work around and have experience with flue gas desulfurization process and equipment. Must have the knowledge to troubleshoot and detect both minor and major issues with machines and equipment within a coal fired power plant; ability to dismantle and reassemble pumps.

• Remove, replace, and/or repair various piping systems.
• Work on coal fired boiler components including soot blowers, burners, and dampers.
• Work around and have experience with flue gas desulfurization process and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and detect both minor and major issues with machines and equipment within a coal fired power plant.
• Dismantle and reassemble pumps.
• Read specifications to determine scope of work, locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required.
• Identify all tools required for tasks.
• Properly use tools of the craft.
• Identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.
• Fabricate equipment according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
• Hoist equipment and tools into location via bull rigging or crane.
• Perform steel fabrication using torches, band saws, plasma cutter, grinders, etc.
• Perform minor pipe fabrication—pull field measurements to repair/replace like in kind pipe sections.
• Prepare pipe and steel for welding procedures.
• Follow direction of supervision.
• Lead when appropriate and have leadership abilities.
• Know when to stop work for misinformation, safety concerns or any other reason that would create a risk to one’s self, a team member, or damage equipment.
• Read and understand craft specs, procedures, and recommendations.
• Locate piece marks for correct views and identify different elevations.
• Understand correct installation based on orientation.
• Use rigging practices—knots, chokes, slings, come-a-longs, chain hoists, tuggers, manual/electric/pneumatic.
• Dictate correct knots based on material.
• Properly use a torque wrench for pipe connection bolt ups and valve installations.
• Read cut sheets and lay out from drawing.
• Cut material from layout and cut sheets.
• Plan work and execute with drawing, required material, line out helpers and execute work.
• Use specialty tools—torque wrench, mill hogg, torch, plasma cutter, chop saws, mag drills, Hogan drills.
• Know cutting torch setup, usage, cleaning, types of tips and when to use different types of tips.
• Operate JLG man baskets, ST and RT forklifts.
• Perform basic maintenance inspections.
• Follow safe operations practices—including signaling of equipment, flagging of cranes, forklifts, man lifts, tying knots for tag lines and basic knots for lashing.
• Perform basic math—footage, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions—to perform all craft duties.
• Be willing to perform any additional duties as instructed.

• Must possess all Knowledge
  
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  for positions.
• Must have 6+ years experience.
• NCCER Written or NCCER Plus certification.
• Must be able to meet all physical requirements.
• Must be able to work at heights and in confined spaces.
• Must have all required tools (see tool list).
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must have ability to work a rotating schedule which includes nights and weekends.
• Self-motivated.
• Ability to read specifications to determine scope of work.
• Identify tools required for tasks.
• Ability to properly use tools of the craft.
• Ability to identify safety risks and precautions.
• Fabricate equipment per blueprints or instructions.
• Ability to hoist equipment via bull rigging or crane.
• Applicable to steel fabrication; knowledge of cutting torch, plasma cutter, grinders, band saws, etc.
• Leadership abilities.
• Ability to read basic blueprints; understand craft specs and procedures; locate piece marks.
• Know when to stop work for safety.
• Understand rigging practices and knots.
• Read cut sheets; lay out from drawing; cut material; plan work and execute.
• Knowledge of specialty tools.
• Knowledge of cutting torch setup and types of tips.
• Knowledge of JLG man baskets, ST and RT forklifts.
• Basic maintenance (inspections).
• Safe operations practices (signaling,…