Demo Burner/Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Build your career with a hands-on role in demolition and heavy industrial work. We are looking for an experienced Demo Burner / Technician to safely cut and remove structural steel, equipment, piping, tanks, and other materials. You will work closely with riggers and equipment operators, often in elevated work areas. When burner work is not available, you will support asbestos abatement, general demolition, remediation, site cleanup, and other field operations.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Demo Burning:

• Set up, inspect, use, and shut down torches, hoses, regulators, and other cutting equipment safely.
• Cut structural steel, equipment, piping, tanks, and other materials in the planned order.
• Control sparks, slag, heat, falling material, and fire hazards while working.
• Check the area and material before each cut. Stop and ask for direction if the conditions do not match the plan or are unsafe.
• Help with asbestos abatement, demolition, remediation, site preparation, and cleanup when burner work is not available.

Rigging & Signaling:

• Inspect and use slings, shackles, hooks, taglines, and other rigging gear correctly.
• Understand load weights, balance points, attachment points, and rigging limits.
• Work closely with equipment operators and use clear hand or radio signals during lifts.
• Keep people out of lift and drop zones and never allow anyone under a suspended load.

Safety:

• Follow hot-work permits, fire-prevention rules, fall-protection requirements, and all company and OSHA safety procedures.
• Look over the work area before starting and watch for combustibles, unstable structures, overhead hazards, drop zones, and changing conditions.
• Wear the required PPE, including fall protection, respiratory protection, fire-resistant clothing, eye and face protection, and hearing protection.
• Work safely from aerial lifts, ladders, scaffolds, structural members, and elevated platforms.
• Speak up and stop work when something does not look or feel safe.

Quality & Productivity:

• Make clean, accurate cuts without damaging nearby structures, equipment, utilities, or materials that need to stay in place.
• Prepare cut material so it can be safely lifted, lowered, sorted, recycled, staged, or disposed of.
• Keep the work moving while following the cut plan and avoiding rework.

Tools & Paperwork:

• Take care of torches, hoses, regulators, rigging gear, fall-protection equipment, and other tools.
• Complete equipment checks, hot-work paperwork, timesheets, and forms correctly and on time.

Teamwork:

• Stay in communication with operators, riggers, signal persons, spotters, fire watch personnel, coworkers, and site leadership.
• Let the foreman know about changing conditions, damaged equipment, or anything that could affect the cut or lift plan.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Hands-on experience with demolition burning or torch cutting on structural steel, equipment, piping, tanks, or similar materials.
• Experience rigging loads, controlling material, signaling operators, and working around cranes or other lifting equipment.
• Current recognized rigger and signal person (rig/sig) certification.
• Aerial lift, fall protection, hot-work, and OSHA construction safety training, or the ability to complete assigned training.
• Asbestos worker certification and respiratory-protection qualifications are preferred and will be required when assigned to regulated asbestos work.
• Experience in demolition, asbestos abatement, remediation, or heavy industrial work is a plus.
• Dependable, safety minded, able to follow direction, and comfortable doing physical work at heights and in changing jobsite conditions.

OTHER REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Burning: Knows how to set up, inspect, use, and shut down oxygen-fuel cutting equipment safely.
• Rigging & Signaling: Knows how to inspect rigging gear, work within load limits, control loads, and give clear signals to equipment operators.
• Working at Heights: Can safely work from aerial lifts, ladders, scaffolds, and elevated platforms while using fall protection.
• Safety Awareness: Recognizes fire, fall, structural, line-of-fire, dropped-object, suspended-load, electrical, air-quality, and hazardous-material risks.
• Following the Plan: Can read and follow demolition plans, cut sequences, lift plans, hot-work permits, and written safety instructions.