Boilermaker/Mechanic

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Company Profile

Turner Industries provides a single solution in heavy industrial construction, maintenance, turnaround, pipe and module fabrication, equipment, rigging, specialized transportation, and associated specialty services.

Job Profile

The company is recruiting a Boilermaker/Mechanic who will assemble and disassemble, erect, and repair boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers, and heaters according to blueprint specifications.

Education Level

• High School or equivalent

Work Experience

• 1-4 years of experience in the specified skill (depending on the mechanic level)
• Final agreed-upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience.

License/Certification

• National Certification preferred (may be required by client)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Locates and marks reference points for columns and plates on the foundation
• Attaches rigging or signals the crane operator to lift parts to the specified position
• Aligns structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame, tanks, or vats
• Hammers, flame-cuts, files, or grinds irregular edges of sections or structural parts to facilitate fitting edges together
• Bolts structures and sections together
• Position drums and headers into supports or bolt supports to the frame
• Aligns water tubes and connects and expands tube ends to drums and headers
• Bolts casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles, and such fabricated parts as chutes, air heaters, fan stands, feeding tube, catwalks, ladders, coal hoppers, and safety hatch to frame
• Installs trays in process towers
• Installs manholes, valves, gauges, and feedwater connections in drums to complete the assembly of water tube boilers
• Assists in testing assembled vessels

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ensure safety and code compliance
• Install and repair boilers and tanks
• Operate welding and cutting tools
• Perform mechanical troubleshooting
• Read blueprints and technical drawings

Work Environment

• Confined spaces and high places
• Exposure to heat, noise, and dust
• Industrial and construction sites
• Physically demanding, heavy lifting
• Requires full PPE and safety focus

Physical Demands

• May be required to do the following: climbing ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc. above and below ground level; maintaining balance on ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc.; reaching in all directions; handling and manipulating objects and materials; coordinating the movements of eyes, hands and fingers to operate tools and equipment; lifting 30 to 50 pounds from ground level, waist level, or overhead; carrying objects, tools, equipment, etc.; standing/sitting; walking; pushing; pulling; bending; kneeling; crouching/squatting; seeing with or without correction; hearing with or without correction; wearing respirator and other PPE; work in excessive heat; work in excessive cold; work in loud environment

Benefits/Perks

• The benefits include health, dental, vision, life, ADD, voluntary life/ADD, disability benefits, leaves of absence, 401 (k), paid time off, paid holidays, telehealth access, and an employee assistance program.

Employer’s Statement

Turner Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.