JVIC - TA Boilermaker 1

Position Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and specification 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.

Physical Requirements

• Employee 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.

• Will work at heights, climb ladders and stairways, and may occasionally work off of platforms/scaffolding using the appropriate fall protection requirements.

Must be able to work in all weather conditions (including heat, rain, cold and wind) while wearing appropriate PPE.

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