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Job Description
Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints. Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Assist in testing assembled vessels. Direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces. Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 62,200.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 29.00
- Currently, there are 16,660 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Boilermakers”.
Also Known As…
- Boilermakers
- Service Technician
- Boilermaker Welder
- Boilermaker Pipe Fitter
- Boilermaker Mechanic
- Boilermaker
- Boiler Technician
- Boiler Service Technician
- Boiler Repairman
- Boiler Mechanic
- Boiler Maker
- Pressure Tester
- Manufacturing Assembler
- Locomotive Boilermaker
- Industrial Boilermaker
- Fitter Up
- Erector
- Boilermaker Helper
- Boilermaker Fitter
- Boilermaker Apprentice
- Boilerhouse Mechanic
- Boiler/Chiller Technician
- Boiler Welder
- Boiler Tester
- Boiler Shop Mechanic
- Boiler Setter
- Boiler Installer
- Boiler Fitter
- Boiler Erector
- Boiler Control Technician
- Assembler
Tasks for “Boiler Reliner”
- Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
- Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
- Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels.
- Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
- Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints.
- Shape or fabricate parts, such as stacks, uptakes, or chutes, to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping to premises, using heavy-metalworking machines such as brakes, rolls, or drill presses.
- Shape seams, joints, or irregular edges of pressure vessel sections or structural parts to attain specified fit of parts, using cutting torches, hammers, files, or metalworking machines.
- Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
- Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
- Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.
- Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
- Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
- Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
- Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery.
- Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation to ensure proper fit.
- Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.
Related Technology & Tools
- Allen wrenches
- Welding oxygen regulators
- Acetylene torches
- Hydraulic jacks
- Combination wrenches
- Laser levels
- Spirit levels
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Air compressors
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Electrode ovens
- Milling machines
- Punch presses
- Serrating tools
- Screwdrivers
- Compasses
- Full body harnesses
- Metal-cutting chisels
- Side cutting pliers
- Reciprocating saws
- Slings
- Buffing tools
- Full-face respirators
- Welding tips
- Blacksmiths' punches
- Ladders
- Putty knives
- Staging equipment
- Flaring tools
- Pneumatic drills
- End cutting pliers
- Chipping hammers
- Swivel hoist rings
- Hydraulic boom trucks
- Spud wrenches
- Trammel points
- Ear plugs
- Chain falls
- Channel lock pliers
- Air hammers
- Pry bars
- Catalyst dispensers
- Personal computers
- Utility knives
- Pneumatic hoists
- Filtered lenses
- Metal-cutting snips
- Tube end facers
- Tube wall reducing tools
- Wedges
- Chalk lines
- Tube pullers
- Longnose pliers
- Atmospheric testing equipment
- Ball peen hammers
- Welding adaptors
- Bench lathes
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Welding distribution panels
- Bar clamps
- Caulking guns
- Ground clamps
- Spreader beams
- Two way radios
- Protractors
- Dust masks
- Temperature sticks
- Chain pulleys
- Bull pins
- Scissor lifts
- Fire retardant coveralls
- Screw jacks
- Strap wrenches
- Hydraulic stub pullers
- Safety goggles
- Dividers
- Sliding t-bevels
- Lead hammers
- Block and tackle equipment
- Bench vises
- Tube drifts
- Sandblasters
- Contour markers
- Telescoping lifts
- Hydrostatic testers
- Beveling machines
- Tube milling machines
- Overhead hoists
- Plate clamps
- Adjustable crescent wrenches
- Fire extinguishers
- Jig saws
- Scale rules
- Computer-controlled welding equipment
- Air grinders
- Workshop cranes
- Portable welding machines
- Chain hoists
- Pipe vises
- Hard hats
- Water levels
- Measuring tapes
- Chain wrenches
- Tap sets
- Atmospheric monitoring devices
- Power saws
- Micrometers
- Straightedges
- Framing squares
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Air carbon arc cutting equipment
- Box end wrenches
- Squares
- Half-face respirators
- Pipe and tubing cutters
- Combination squares
- Wire rope pullers
- Non-sparking hammers
- Digital levels
- Open end wrenches
- Swing stages
- X ray inspection equipment
- Beam trolleys
- Air scalers
- Resin spray guns
- Steamboat ratchet jacks
- Soft face hammers
- Sledgehammers
- Scaffolding
- Beam clamps
- Protective gloves
- Electrode holders
- Calipers
- Shears
- C clamps
- Plumb bobs
- Friction lighters
- Drill presses
- Hacksaws
- Splitting chisels
- Circular saws
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Wire brushes
- Cutting torches
- Power grinders
- Cutoff saws
- Needle pressure gauges
- Heat lamps
- Claw hammers
- Socket wrench sets
- Clear lenses
- Oxygen lances
- Transit levels
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Oxygen concentration meters
- Hammer wrenches
- Ventilation fans
- Desktop computers
- Slip joint pliers
- Drift pins
- Center punches
- Torque wrenches
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Hydraulic cranes
- Scribers
- Digital lasers
- Leather protective clothing
- Pin punches
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Utility hoists
- Forklifts
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Engineers' levels
- Drill point gauges
- Nibblers
- Shackles
- Bolt cutters
- Flashback arrestors
- Vernier calipers
- Pre-heating torches
- Stick electrodes
- Brakes
- Vise grip pliers
- Inspection mirrors
- Telescoping gauges
- Carbon dioxide CO2 meters
- Welding shields
- Air manifolds
- Hand saws
- Safety glasses
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Office
- Health and safety training software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Excel