Boilermaker

Description:

• • Responsible for assembling, erection, and repair of boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels, in field: Conveys tools, equipment, and parts to work area by hand or using hand trucks.
  • Bolt or arc-weld structures and parts together, using wrenches and welding equipment.
  • Examine structures and equipment to locate defects such as leaks, weak spots, and defective sections so that they can be repaired.
  • Inspect assembled structures and individual components, such as channels, I-beams, welding and auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
  • Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal, and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
  • Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on structure foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, and measuring instruments.
  • Position, align, and secure structural parts and related assemblies to frames following blueprints.
  • Repair or replace defective structural parts, such as channel sections and I-beams, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, and metalworking machinery.
  • Shape seams, joints, and irregular edges of structure sections and structural parts in order to attain specified fit of parts, using cutting torches, hammers, files, and metalworking machines.
  • Straighten or reshape bent structure plates and equipment parts, using hammers, jacks, and torches.
  • Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, and dimensions of parts.
  • Assemble large structures in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation, in order to ensure proper fit.
  • Attach rigging, and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections and other parts into place.
  • Shape and fabricate parts, such as stacks, uptakes, and chutes, in order to adapt structures and designs to premises, using heavy-metalworking machines such as brakes, rolls, and drill presses.
  • Ensure all required jobs are collected and there is a work order for every job where job cards must be completed before the end of a shift.
  • Manufacture chutes and replace ware liners on chutes.
  • Replace bucket-T and half arrows on excavators and loaders.
  • Replace general ware parts.
  • Replace crusher liners – for cone and jaw crushers.

Requirements:

• • Responsible for assembling, erection, and repair of boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels, in field: Conveys tools, equipment, and parts to work area by hand or using hand trucks.
  • Bolt or arc-weld structures and parts together, using wrenches and welding equipment.
  • Examine structures and equipment to locate defects such as leaks, weak spots, and defective sections so that they can be repaired.
  • Inspect assembled structures and individual components, such as channels, I-beams, welding and auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
  • Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal, and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
  • Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on structure foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, and measuring instruments.
  • Position, align, and secure structural parts and related assemblies to frames following blueprints.
  • Repair or replace defective structural parts, such as channel sections and I-beams, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, and metalworking machinery.
  • Shape seams, joints, and irregular edges of structure sections and structural parts in order to attain specified fit of parts, using cutting torches, hammers, files, and metalworking machines.
  • Straighten or reshape bent structure plates and equipment parts, using hammers, jacks, and torches.
  • Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, and dimensions of parts.
  • Assemble large structures in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation, in order to ensure proper fit.
  • Attach rigging, and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections and other parts into place.
  • Shape and fabricate parts, such as stacks, uptakes, and chutes, in order to adapt structures and designs to premises, using heavy-metalworking machines such as brakes, rolls, and drill presses.
  • Ensure all required jobs are collected and there is a work order for every job where job cards must be completed before the end of a shift.
  • Manufacture chutes and replace ware liners on chutes.
  • Replace bucket-T and half arrows on excavators and loaders.
  • Replace general ware parts.
  • Replace crusher liners – for cone and jaw crushers.

• Responsible for assembling, erection, and repair of boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels, in field: Conveys tools, equipment, and parts to work area by hand or using hand trucks.
• Bolt or arc-weld structures and parts together, using wrenches and welding equipment.
• Examine structures and equipment to locate defects such as leaks, weak spots, and defective sections so that they can be repaired.
• Inspect assembled structures and individual components, such as channels, I-beams, welding and auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
• Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal, and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
• Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on structure foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, and measuring instruments.
• Position, align, and secure structural parts and related assemblies to frames following blueprints.
• Repair or replace defective structural parts, such as channel sections and I-beams, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, and metalworking machinery.
• Shape seams, joints, and irregular edges of structure sections and structural parts in order to attain specified fit of parts, using cutting torches, hammers, files, and metalworking machines.
• Straighten or reshape bent structure plates and equipment parts, using hammers, jacks, and torches.
• Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, and dimensions of parts.
• Assemble large structures in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation, in order to ensure proper fit.
• Attach rigging, and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections and other parts into place.
• Shape and fabricate parts, such as stacks, uptakes, and chutes, in order to adapt structures and designs to premises, using heavy-metalworking machines such as brakes, rolls, and drill presses.
• Ensure all required jobs are collected and there is a work order for every job where job cards must be completed before the end of a shift.
• Manufacture chutes and replace ware liners on chutes.
• Replace bucket-T and half arrows on excavators and loaders.
• Replace general ware parts.
• Replace crusher liners – for cone and jaw crushers.

· Minimum Grade 12.

· Boilermaker trade Test (Red Seal) – Critical for this position.

· 2 years relevant experience as a qualified boilermaker.

· Ability to work a varied schedule under diverse conditions and according to sometimes stringent time schedules.

· Basic communication skills (written and oral).

· Ability to work in a team.

· Problem Solving Skills.