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Wood

Global energy engineering and project services

Boilermaker

Welding & Sheet MetalConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeOrlando, FL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
  • Apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
  • Plan work and select proper tools.
  • Compare and identify differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
  • Visualize objects in three dimensions from plans and drawings.
  • Make decisions based on measurable criteria.
  • Work at heights without fear.
  • Use flame-cutting techniques and demonstrate knowledge of torch use.
  • Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble and repair boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, boiler auxiliaries, and ancillaries according to specifications using power tools, rigging equipment, and hand tools.
  • Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on foundations using a master straight edge, squares, a transit, and measuring tape, applying knowledge of geometry.
  • Attach rigging or signal crane operators to lift components into specified positions.
  • Align structural or plate sections to assemble boiler frames, tanks, or vats using plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles.
  • Hammer, flame-cut, file, or grind irregular edges of sections or structural parts to facilitate fitting them together.
  • Bolt or arc-weld structures and sections together; position drums and headers into supports, and bolt or weld supports to frames.
  • Align water tubes, connect them, and expand their ends to drums and headers using a tube expander.
  • Bolt or weld casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles, and fabricated parts such as chutes, air heaters, fan stands, feeding tubes, catwalks, ladders, coal hoppers, and safety hatches to frames using wrenches.
  • Perform minor maintenance or cleaning activities with tools and equipment.
  • Install manholes, handholds, valves, gauges, and feed-water connections in drums to complete water-tube boiler assemblies.
  • Signal crane operators when lifting parts into specific positions.
  • Assist in testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas under specified pressure into them and observing instruments for evidence of leakage.
  • Repair boilers or tanks in the field by unbolting or flame-cutting defective sections or tubes, straightening plates using a torch or jacks, installing new tubes, fitting and welding new sections, and replacing worn lugs on bolts.
  • May fasten and caulk vessel sections using pneumatic fasteners and caulking hammers.
  • May line fireboxes with refractory brick and blocks.
  • May fabricate parts such as stacks, uptakes, and chutes to adapt boilers to the premises where they are installed.

About the Company

Wood

Global energy engineering and project services

Wood is a global engineering and consulting firm that provides project management, engineering, and technical services for energy and materials markets, including oil and gas, renewables, and environmental work. Its approach combines engineering know-how with program management to plan, design, build, and optimize large projects. The firm differentiates itself through a long track record of growth via organic expansion and major acquisitions, notably the Amec Foster Wheeler merger, creating an integrated portfolio from traditional energy to sustainability consulting. Its goal is to help clients navigate the global energy transition by delivering reliable project delivery at scale and sustainable value in international energy services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Founded
1912

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