Boiler Maker/Welder for Outage Season (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast)

Job Description

Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works is looking for Boiler Makers/Welders to join our Outages Team. The successful candidate must be able to meet both the physical demands and technical skills of this job and be prepared to travel to project sites and spend long spans of time away from home.

Responsibilities

• Making, installing, and repairing boilers
• Reading blueprints, casting pieces and bending
• Welding and Bolting pieces together
• Testing boilers & performing routine maintenance
• Assisting code welders & rigging
• Working with a variety of tools and use rigging
• Working during forced outages/emergencies (day or night shift)
• Fabricating and assembling metal structures
• Reading and interpreting diagrams, sketches, blueprints
• Performing jobs safely while adhering to all safety guidelines
• Demonstrating professionalism

Physical Demands

The following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job:

• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 50 lbs., strength, coordination, and manual dexterity
• Standing, walking, sitting, using hands, reaching with hands and arms, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, climbing, balancing
• Talking, hearing, and ability to adjust focus for close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, employees are routinely exposed to:

• Moving mechanical parts
• High, precarious places
• Fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals
• Outdoor weather conditions (hot/cold)
• Risk of electrical shock and vibration
• Loud noise levels