Summary of the role: Responsible for assembling, erection, and repair of boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels, in field: Conveys tools, equipment, and parts to work area by hand or using hand trucks. Duties and Responsibilities: Bolt or arc-weld structures and parts together, using wrenches and welding equipment. Examine structures and equipment to locate defects such as leaks, weak spots, and defective sections so that they can be repaired. Inspect assembled structures and individual components, such as channels, I-beams, welding and auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects. 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. Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on structure foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, and measuring instruments. Position, align, and secure structural parts and related assemblies to frames following blueprints. Repair or replace defective structural parts, such as channel sections and I-beams, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, and metalworking machinery. Shape seams, joints, and irregular edges of structure sections and structural parts in order to attain specified fit of parts, using cutting torches, hammers, files, and metalworking machines. Straighten or reshape bent structure plates and equipment parts, using hammers, jacks, and torches. Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, and dimensions of parts. Assemble large structures in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation, in order to ensure proper fit. Attach rigging, and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections and other parts into place. Shape and fabricate parts, such as stacks, uptakes, and chutes, in order to adapt structures and designs to premises, using heavy-metalworking machines such as brakes, rolls, and drill presses. Ensure all required jobs are collected and there is a work order for every job where job cards must be completed before the end of a shift Replace ware liners on chutes. Replace bucket-T and half arrows on excavators and loaders. Replace general ware parts and replace crusher liners for cone and jaw crushers. Minimum Grade 12. Boilermaker trade Test (Red Seal) Critical for this position. 2 years relevant experience as a qualified boilermaker. Ability to work a varied schedule under diverse conditions and according to sometimes stringent time schedules. Basic communication skills (written and oral). Ability to work in a team. Problem Solving Skills. Copy of Trade Certificate/ Qualification to be send with application.
