| Job Title |
Boilermaker I |
| Job Description |
Assembles, Analyzes Defects In, And Repairs Boilers, Pressure
Vessels, Tanks, And Vats In Field, Following Blueprints And
Using Handtools And Portable Power Tools And Equipment: Locates
And Marks Reference Points For Columns Or Plates On Foundation,
Using Master Straightedge, Squares, Transit, And Measuring Tape,
And Applying Knowledge Of Geometry. Attaches Rigging Or Signals
Crane Operator To Lift Parts To Specified Position. Aligns
Structures Or Plate Sections To Assemble Boiler Frame, Tanks, Or
Vats, Using Plumb Bobs, Levels, Wedges, Dogs, Or Turnbuckles.
Hammers, Flame-cuts, Files, Or Grinds Irregular Edges Of
Sections Or Structural Parts To Facilitate Fitting Edges
Together. Bolts Or Arc-welds Structures And Sections Together.
Positions Drums And Headers Into Supports And Bolts Or Welds
Supports To Frame. Aligns Water Tubes And Connects And Expands
Ends To Drums And Headers, Using Tube Expander. Bells, Beads
With Power Hammer, Or Welds Tube Ends To Ensure Leakproof
Joints. Bolts Or Welds 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, Using Wrench. Installs Manholes,
Handholes, Valves, Gauges, And Feedwater Connection In Drums To
Complete Assembly Of Water Tube Boilers. Assists In Testing
Assembled Vessels By Pumping Water Or Gas Under Specified
Pressure Into Vessel And Observing Instruments For Evidence Of
Leakage. Repairs Boilers Or Tanks In Field By Unbolting Or Flame
Cutting Defective Sections Or Tubes, Straightening Plates, Using
Torch Or Jacks, Installing New Tubes, Fitting And Welding New
Sections And Replacing Worn Lugs On Bolts. May Rivet And Caulk
Sections Of Vessels, Using Pneumatic Riveting And Caulking
Hammers. May Line Firebox With Refractory Brick And Asbestos
Rope And Blocks [bricklayer, Firebrick And Refractory Tile
(construction)]. May Fabricate Such Parts As Stacks, Uptakes,
And Chutes To Adapt Boiler To Premises In Which It Is Installed
[boilermaker (struct. Metal) Ii].
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