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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”
- Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
- Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- 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.
- Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints.
- Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation to ensure proper fit.
- Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.
- Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
- Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
- Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.
- 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.
- Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
- Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels.
- Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
Related Technology & Tools
- Sandblasters
- Desktop computers
- Non-sparking hammers
- Swing stages
- Micrometers
- Workshop cranes
- Atmospheric monitoring devices
- Straightedges
- Claw hammers
- Strap wrenches
- Splitting chisels
- Plumb bobs
- Cutting torches
- Scissor lifts
- Wire rope pullers
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Hammer wrenches
- Screw jacks
- Drift pins
- Dividers
- Wire brushes
- Telescoping gauges
- Jig saws
- Pneumatic drills
- Pipe vises
- Welding shields
- Welding tip cleaning files
- X ray inspection equipment
- Squares
- Metal-cutting chisels
- Compasses
- Allen wrenches
- Pipe and tubing cutters
- Drill presses
- Plate clamps
- Side cutting pliers
- Air scalers
- Adjustable crescent wrenches
- Pre-heating torches
- Staging equipment
- Spreader beams
- Scribers
- Water levels
- Air compressors
- Open end wrenches
- Utility hoists
- Tube milling machines
- Telescoping lifts
- Bar clamps
- Hand saws
- Forklifts
- Slip joint pliers
- Flaring tools
- Resin spray guns
- Tap sets
- Chipping hammers
- Personal computers
- Air grinders
- Calipers
- Filtered lenses
- Beam clamps
- Drill point gauges
- Chain pulleys
- Contour markers
- Serrating tools
- Bench vises
- Spirit levels
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Hydraulic stub pullers
- Digital lasers
- Beveling machines
- Socket wrench sets
- Sliding t-bevels
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Full-face respirators
- Tube pullers
- Digital levels
- Overhead hoists
- Milling machines
- Power grinders
- End cutting pliers
- Heat lamps
- Safety goggles
- Wedges
- Caulking guns
- Steamboat ratchet jacks
- Sledgehammers
- Buffing tools
- Slings
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Laser levels
- Full body harnesses
- Safety glasses
- Welding distribution panels
- Air hammers
- Bench lathes
- Vernier calipers
- Brakes
- Protective gloves
- Oxygen concentration meters
- Pin punches
- Chain wrenches
- Hydraulic boom trucks
- Pry bars
- Ladders
- Power saws
- Combination wrenches
- Stick electrodes
- Measuring tapes
- Ventilation fans
- Catalyst dispensers
- Bull pins
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Ball peen hammers
- Chalk lines
- Screwdrivers
- Leather protective clothing
- Hard hats
- Hydraulic jacks
- Reciprocating saws
- Pneumatic hoists
- Swivel hoist rings
- Putty knives
- Temperature sticks
- Tube drifts
- Hacksaws
- Nibblers
- Vise grip pliers
- Metal-cutting snips
- C clamps
- Fire retardant coveralls
- Fire extinguishers
- Needle pressure gauges
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Portable welding machines
- Trammel points
- Atmospheric testing equipment
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Engineers' levels
- Computer-controlled welding equipment
- Electrode holders
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Welding oxygen regulators
- Hydraulic cranes
- Ground clamps
- Air manifolds
- Oxygen lances
- Chain falls
- Half-face respirators
- Shackles
- Ear plugs
- Friction lighters
- Bolt cutters
- Blacksmiths' punches
- Circular saws
- Carbon dioxide CO2 meters
- Clear lenses
- Shears
- Electrode ovens
- Cutoff saws
- Spud wrenches
- Inspection mirrors
- Two way radios
- Box end wrenches
- Flashback arrestors
- Dust masks
- Longnose pliers
- Combination squares
- Block and tackle equipment
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Channel lock pliers
- Hydrostatic testers
- Scale rules
- Acetylene torches
- Transit levels
- Punch presses
- Utility knives
- Air carbon arc cutting equipment
- Soft face hammers
- Tube wall reducing tools
- Lead hammers
- Torque wrenches
- Beam trolleys
- Center punches
- Framing squares
- Chain hoists
- Scaffolding
- Protractors
- Welding adaptors
- Welding tips
- Tube end facers
- Health and safety training software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel