Boilermaker 1
On-siteDeer Park, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Remove, replace, and repair piping systems and coal-fired boiler components including soot blowers, burners, and dampers. Troubleshoot and detect minor and major equipment failures within a power plant while dismantling and reassembling pumps. Fabricate equipment per blueprints, read specifications to determine material scope, and perform steel fabrication using torches, plasma cutters, and grinders. Hoist equipment via bull rigging or crane, operate JLG man baskets and forklifts, and execute safe rigging practices with proper knot tying. Install valves, bolt up pipes, and perform minor pipe fabrication by pulling field measurements. Flag cranes and man lifts, signal equipment operations, and stop work immediately for safety concerns or misinformation. Operate under a rotating schedule including nights and weekends while maintaining all required NCCER certifications and valid driver's license.
Required Qualifications
- 6 plus more years experience
- NCCER written or NCCER plus certification
- NCCER - Industrial Boilermaker
- NCCER craft test
- Must be able to meet all physical requirements
- Must be able to work at heights and in confined spaces
- Must have all required tools
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must have ability to work a rotating schedule which includes nights and weekends
- Self-motivated
- Must be willing to perform any additional duties as instructed
- Must have valid DL
- Must possess all Knowledge Skills and Abilities for positions
- Ability to properly use tools of the craft
- Ability to read basic blue prints
- Knowledge of symbols based on legend
- Knowledge of all types of safe rigging practices (chokers, slings, etc.)
- Knowledge of rigging components (come-a-longs, chain hoist, tuggers – manual, electric and pneumatic)
- Ability to dictate correct knots based on material
- Know all aspects of connecting
- Correct procedures of pipe connection bolt ups, valve installations
- Ability to properly use a torque wrench
- Ability to read cut sheets
- Lay out from drawing
- Cut material from lay out and cut sheets
- Plan work and execute
- Ability to take drawings, required material, line out helpers and execute work
- Knowledge of specialty tools (torque wrench, mill hogg, torch, plasma cutter, chop saws, mag drills, Hogan drills)
- Knowledge of cutting torch, set up, dangers, usage, cleaning, types of tips and when to use the different types of tips
- Knowledge of JLG's man baskets, ST and RT fork lifts
- Ability to be training through Zachry and operate in needed
- Safe operations practices
- Signaling of equipment (ETS, NCCO, NCCER)
- Flagging of cranes, forforklifts, man lifts
- Basic knots for lashing
- Math Skills: Footage, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions to perform all craft duties
- Must have the knowledge to troubleshoot and detect both minor and major, with machines and equipment within a coal fired power plant
- Ability to dismantle and reassembly pumps
- Work around and have experience with flue gas desulfurization process and equipment
- Must be able to identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks
- 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
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