What are the responsibilities and job description for the Boilermaker position at Bilfinger SE?
Boilermaker
The company operates in three geography-based segments: Western Europe, Central Europe, and International, with primary activities in Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Its process industry customers come from markets such as chemicals & petrochemicals, energy, oil & gas, and pharma & biopharma. With about 31,000 employees, Bilfinger upholds the highest standards of safety and quality, generating revenue of €5.4 billion in the financial year 2025. To achieve its goals, Bilfinger has identified two strategic levers: Operational Excellence to continuously improve its own efficiency and performance, and Market Expansion to strengthen customer orientation and establish Bilfinger as the partner of choice
Assembles, analyzes defects in, and repairs boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and vats in the field,
following blueprints and using hand tools and portable power tools and equipment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Locates and marks reference points for columns or plates on foundation, using master
straightedge, squares, transit, and measuring tape, and applying knowledge of geometry.
Attaches rigging or signals crane operator in lift parts to specified position.
Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame, tanks, or vats, using plumb bobs,
levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles.
Hammers, flame-cuts, files, or grinds irregular edges of sections or structural pats to facilitate
fitting edges together.
Bolts or arc-welds structures and sections together. Positions drums and headers into supports
or bolts or welds supports to frame.
Align water tubes, connects, and expands ends to drums and headers, using tube expander.
Bells, beads with power hammer, or welds tube ends to insure leak proof joints.
Bolts or welds casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles, and such fabricated parts as chutes, air
heaters, fan stands, feeding tube, catwalks, ladders, coal hoppers, and safety hatch to frame,
using wrench.
Installs manholes, valves, gages, and feed water connection in drums to complete assembly of
water tube boilers.
Assists in testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas under specified pressure into
vessels and observing instruments for evidence of leakage.
Basic Qualifications:
Min 3-5 years of experience as a Boilermaker
Workers should be able to:
Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
Plan work and select proper tools.
Compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects;
Picture solid objects from drawings or diagrams.
Perform a variety of duties, which may change often; and rate information using
standards that can be measured or checked.
Physically, workers must be able to:
Climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders
Reach for, handle, and manipulate objects and materials
Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds
Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see well (either naturally or with correction).
NOT REMOTE
No Per Diem/Long Term
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Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan, Paid Holidays