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Boilermaker 1

Zachry GroupRoxboro🇺🇸United States

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationRoxboro, United States

Job description

Boilermakers will construct iron/steel structures to specifications. They will work with the mechanical department on a new industrial construction plant along with other miscellaneous structures involved with the new construction.

Position Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints and specifications to determine the scope of work: locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required.

  • Identify all tools required for tasks.

  • Identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.

  • Fabricate equipment according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.

  • Hoist equipment and tools into location via bull rigging or crane.

  • Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural-steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, and/or levels.

  • Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.

  • Bolt aligned structural-steel members in position for permanent riveting or bolting.

  • Pull, push, or pry iron/steel equipment into approximate positions for bolting into place.

  • Cut, bend, and weld iron/steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, and welding equipment.

Qualification Highlights

  • Must have 4+ years’ experience as a Boilermaker Helper, Boilermaker Ironworker or comparable position with Experience

  • Must possess all Knowledge Skills and Abilities for positions (see below).

  • Must be able to meet all physical requirements

  • Must be able to work at heights more than 300 ft.

  • Must have all required tools.

  • Must have reliable transportation.

  • Required Qualifications

    • Ability to take lead in erection of steel, fabrication, grid layout, rigging etc.

    • Ability to perform all job duties of craft trade.

    • Ability to read and understand IFC drawings.

    • Ability to make hang lists, read details off drawings, read all notes on drawings before erection, locate and understand ECN’s and holds on drawings.

    • Understand when to stop production work and when a RFI needs to be initiated.

    • Read and understand craft specs and cut sheets, craft spec procedures and recommendations

    • Able to locate piece marks for correct views and know how to pick out different elevations

    • Being able to know the correct installation based on the orientation.

    • Knowledge of symbols based on legend

    • Knowledge of all types of safe rigging practices (chokers, slings, etc.)

    • Ability to dictate correct knots based on material

    • Know all aspects of connecting

    • Correct procedures of Bolting

    • Torque vs Tension

    • Ability to read cut sheets

    • Lay out from drawing

    • Cut material from layout and cut sheets

    • Knowledge of Torque and Values

    • Knowledge of Tension

    • Turn of the nut method

    • Different types of indicators

    • Understand how to use a Skidmore

    • Ability to take drawings, required material, line out helpers and execute work

    • Knowledge of specialty tools (torque wrench, Skidmore, torque guns, mag drills, hogan drills)

    • Basic knowledge of welding (machine set up, Mig, stick, gas, etc.)

    • Knowledge of cutting torch, set up, dangers, usage, cleaning, types of tips and when to use the different types of tips

    • Knowledge of JLG’s man baskets, cranes

    • Basic maintenance (inspections)

    • Safe operations practices

    • Flagging of cranes, forklifts, man lifts

    • Tying knots for tag lines, etc.

    • Basic knots for lashing

    • Footage, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions to perform all craft duties.

    • Must be willing to perform any additional duties as instructed.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Prefer experience with industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance of Power Generation machines and equipment.

    • The preferred candidate will have experience of working as a Boilermaker on a new construction project.

    • Zachry ROF’ed employee.

    • Former Zachry Employee.

    • Basic Computer efficiency

    • Formal/technical education.

    Reports to Position

    This position does not have any direct reports.

    Physical Requirements

    • Employees will be required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting, sitting and lifting.

    • Will talk and hear to communicate.

    • Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, and pull objects, materials, controls and tools.

    • May be required to pick up, lift, carry and move up to 50lbs.

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