Boilermaker - Austin Industrial (Houston, TX)

About Austin Industrial Austin Industrial provides premier self‑perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single‑source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. 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 cleaning of boilers and 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 for repair. Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together using wrenches or welding equipment. Inspect assembled vessels or components (tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms) for defects. Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts (safety valves, regulators) using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery. Attach rigging and signal to crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections into place. Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld tube ends to ensure leakproof joints. Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal, marking 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, using hand tools. 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 of pressure vessel sections or structural parts to attain specified fit using cutting torches, hammers, files, or metalworking machines. Position, align, and secure structural parts or assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats following blueprints. Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations following blueprints and 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 to premises using heavy‑machine tools. 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 before installation to ensure proper fit. Other duties as assigned. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor visas for this position. Physical Demands Employee regularly sits, uses hands and arms, stands, walks, climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls, talks, hears, tastes, or smells. Regular lifting of up to 25 lbs, frequently up to 50 lbs. Required close, distance, peripheral, depth vision and focus ability. Qualifications Required Education: No minimum requirement. Experience: Minimum 4 years in industrial planning and scheduling. Certifications/Licenses: NCCER, valid TWIC Card, Driver’s License. Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Accessibility Note If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at View phone number on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr