Job Description:

• 1) Assists boilermaking personnel in assembling, installing, repairing, and testing steam boilers, pressure vessels, and other removable structures in ships, central steam plants, and in industrial plants.

• 2) Loads structural parts of boilers, pressure vessels, or tanks on pallets, using hoist.

• 3) Attaches slings to pallets or onto parts for moving by crane.

• 4) Assists in positioning parts in jigs and attaches clamps or other holding devices to fit parts together.

• 5) Grinds welds or seams to fit, using portable grinder.

• 6) Removes boiler casings, grades, handrails, manhole, and handhole covers to facilitate access to boilers or other vessels for repair, using handtools.

• 7) Assists in positioning boiler tubes as specified in boiler drums and headers.

• 8) Cleans scale from boiler tubes, using rotary pneumatic brush equipment.

• 9) Mixes mortar used for laying firebrick in firebox.

• 10) Replaces and reassembles gratings, ladders, handrails, and other disassembled structures after repairs are completed.

• 11) Performs other duties as described under HELPER Master Title.