Boilermaker (Pasadena, TX) Austin Industrial-AA

Boilermaker (Pasadena, TX) Austin Industrial-AA Job Category : Craft Requisition Number : BOILE031189 Posted: May 13, 2026 Full-Time Locations Showing 1 location Description Boilermaker Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints. Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Assist in testing assembled vessels. Engage in the direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces. Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines. Specific Duties and Responsibilities: Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections. Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together. Inspect assembled vessels or components to locate defects. Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery. Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place. Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints. Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and mark bending and cutting lines using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates. Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers. Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts. Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts using hammers, jacks, or torches. Shape seams, joints, or irregular edges to attain specified fit using cutting torches, hammers, files, or metalworking machines. Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats following blueprints. Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments. Shape or fabricate parts such as stacks, uptakes, or chutes to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping. Clean pressure vessel equipment using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents. Install refractory bricks or other heat‑resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels. Assemble large vessels in an on‑site fabrication shop prior to installation to ensure proper fit. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Required for this Position: Experience – 3‑5 years of Journeyman level experience. Licenses & Certifications Required NCCER‑BM Exch KV Valid Driver's License Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr