Boilermaker 3

About the role

The 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, with machines and equipment within a coal fired power plant; ability to dismantle and reassembly pumps.

Responsibilities

• Read specifications to determine the scope of work: locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required.
• Identify all tools required for tasks.
• Ability to 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.
• Steel fabrication using torches, band saws, plasma cutter, grinders etc…
• Minor pipe fabrication – ability to pull field measurements to repair/replace like in kind pipe sections
• Pipe and steel prep for welding procedures
• Follow direction of supervision

Requirements

• Must possess all Knowledge Skills and Abilities for positions.
• 6 Plus More 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.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must have ability to work a rotating schedule which includes nights and weekends.
• Self-motivated

Qualifications

• Ability to perform all job duties of craft trade.
• 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.
• Ability to read basic blue prints
• Read and understand craft specs, craft spec procedures and recommendations
• Able to locate piece marks for correct views and know how to pick out different elevations
• Being able to know the correct installation based on the orientation.
• Knowledge of symbols based on legend

Skills

• Rigging 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
• Connection Know all aspects of connecting
• Correct procedures of pipe connection bolt ups, valve installations
• Ability to properly use a torque wrench
• Fabrication 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
• Tools and knowledge Knowledge of specialty tools (torque wrench, mill hogg, torch, plasma cutter, chop saws, mag drills, Hogan drills)
• Welding and cutting Knowledge of cutting torch, set up, dangers, usage, cleaning, types of tips and when to use the different types of tips
• Equipment Knowledge Knowledge of JLG’s man baskets, ST and RT fork lifts, ability to be training through Zachry and operate in needed
• Basic maintenance (inspections)
• Safe operations practices
• Signaling of equipment (ETS, NCCO, NCCER)
• Flagging of cranes, forklifts, man lifts
• Knots Tying knots for tag lines, etc.
• Basic knots for lashing
• Math Skills Footage, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions to perform all craft duties.

Certifications and/or Licenses

• NCCER - Industrial Boilermaker
• MUST HAVE VALID DL

Physical Demands And Work Environment

Physical Demands: Employees will be required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting and lifting. Will talk and hear to communicate. Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, pull: objects, materials, controls and tools. May be required to lift, carry and move up to 50lbs. Will occasionally work at heights, climb ladders and stairways and work off of platforms. Will use vision abilities to focus, see short and long distances, colors, depth perception and peripheral vision. Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves and steel-toe boots.

Work Environment: Will work in all weather conditions ranging from warm/hot – cool/cold. Occasional rain. Will work at different elevations. Noise levels will be moderate to high. Job site will contain light to heavy equipment vehicles, small to large equipment, materials, communication equipment and tools. People standing, walking, sitting, signaling and talking. Bells, whistles and alarms.