Boilermaker welder job description

**Freeport-McMoRan** is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. We operate large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The company has a dynamic portfolio of operating, expansion and growth projects in the copper industry. Freeport-McMoRan is one of the world's largest publicly traded copper producers, the world's largest producer of molybdenum and a significant gold producer. We have a long and successful history of conducting our business in a safe, highly efficient and socially-responsible manner.

We have the assets, the talent, the drive and the financial strength to provide attractive and rewarding careers of our employees. We encourage you to take the time to explore the opportunity to advance your career at Freeport-McMoRan.
**Description**

A Boilermaker/Welder performs duties related to assembly, maintenance, and repair of boilers, pressure vessels, tanks and vats by performing a variety of complex welding processes such as electric resistance, oxy acetylene or arc torches.

+ Perform routine maintenance activities

+ Develop solutions for various maintenance situations

+ Complete Work Orders and other maintenance documentation

+ Train and mentor maintenance employees

+ Perform other tasks as assigned

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ Two (2) years of experience in the crafts of Welder/Boilermaker **or** a combination of education and experience

+ Proficiency in welding/cutting

+ Must have completed academic and practical competencies required (this includes Line of Progression requirements for internal employees where LOP Exists) and have experience demonstrating the required aptitude. The selected candidate shall demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge and skills while also passing a written assessment where required. This exam is based on skills/abilities and/or academic knowledge; as well as safety.

**Preferred**

+ High School diploma or GED

**Criteria/Conditions**

+ Ability to understand and apply verbal and written work and safety-related instructions and procedures given in English

+ Ability to communicate in English with respect to job assignments, job procedures, and applicable safety standards

+ Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment

+ Work is performed in a mine or manufacturing plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, toxic chemicals, explosives, fumes or airborne particles

+ While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs and ladders, and work on elevated platforms

+ Occasionally may be required to lift up to fifty (50) pounds during the course of the work day

+ May be required to work rotating shifts in a 24/7/365 operation

+ Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required

+ Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as per applicable State Laws

Freeport-McMoRan has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs require employees to perform essential job functions that pose a direct threat to the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safety-sensitive:

+ Site-based positions, or positions which require unescorted access to site-based operational areas, which are held by employees who are required to receive MSHA, OSHA, DOT, HAZWOPER and/or Hazard Recognition Training; or

+ Positions which are held by employees who operate equipment, machinery or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing the essential functions of their job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on Company business or travel (for this purpose "motor vehicles" includes Company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal motor vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel); or

+ Positions which Freeport-McMoRan has designated as safety sensitive positions in the applicable job or position description and which upon further review continue to be designated as safety-sensitive based on an individualized assessment of the actual duties performed by a specifically identified employee.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability

**Nearest Major Market:** Tucson

**Job Segment:** Electrical, Mining, Engineering

This is a full-time, regular field service position helping with boilermaker and pipefitter responsibilities, traveling daily to customer sites. Prior experience in boilers or HVAC, piping skills, pipe fitting, assembly of boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels according to blueprint specifications or manuals, using power tools and hand-tools preferred. Researching technical drawings/diagrams/materials to ensure appropriate parts pulled for a specific job. Ability to work with others and be a team player with good communication skills and writing skills required. Have an understanding of maintenance and be able to interpret job scopes.
Essential Functions:

Boilermaker:

* Assembles boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels according to blueprint specifications, using power tools and hand tools:
* Reads blueprint to determine location and relationship of parts.
* Connects fire tubes to heads or water tubes to drums and headers of boilers, by expanding and belling ends, using tube expander and beading ends, using power hammer.
* Drills and taps holes for installation of studs, using portable drill.
* Tightens bolts to assemble frames, using hand or power wrenches.
* Mounts casings of water tube boilers, or attaches davit heads, burners, or furnace casing to fire tube boilers, using wrenches.
* Bolts or screws accessories, such as man-holes, hand-holes, fans, gauges, and valves to vessel, using hand tools or power wrenches.
* Replaces defective parts or piping, using power wrenches, prying bars, or hand tools.
* May install and repair refractory brick or furnace tile.
* May thread and install pipe, using pipe wrench and dies.
* May remove and replace insulation and caulk seams to repair insulation on shells, piping, boiler fire-sides or structures.
* May cut out defective parts, boiler tubes or tube ends using acetylene torch.

Pipefitter:

* Piping Lay out, fabricates, assembles, installs, and maintains piping and piping systems, fixtures, and equipment for boiler systems by threading or by sweating copper pipe or pro-press fittings.
* Selects type and size of pipe and related materials according to job specifications.
* Inspects worksites to determine presence of obstructions and to ascertain that piping integrity will not cause structural weakness.
* Plans sequence of installation to avoid obstructions and activities of other construction workers.
* Cuts pipe, using hacksaw, pipe cutters, hammer and chisel, cutting torch, and pipe cutting machine.
* Threads pipe, using threading machine.
* Bends pipe by hand or with pipe-bending machine.
* Assembles and installs variety of metal pipe and pipe-fittings.
* Secures pipes to structure with clamps, brackets, and hangers, using hand tools.
* Tests piping system for leaks by increasing pressure in pipes and observing gauges attached to pipes for indication of leaks.
* May weld holding fixtures to structural steel members.

Non-Essential Functions:

* Work requires some computer proficiency, moderate typing.
* Completing work orders or completing job related paper work by writing.
* Completing written expense reports as needed.
* Driving or operating fork trucks, man-lifts, or other transportation type equipment.

Education:

A High School diploma or equivalent is mandatory.

Requirements:

* Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy
* Make decisions based on measurable criteria
* Visualize objects in three-dimensions from plans and drawings (mechanical aptitude)

Other Experience:

* Computer competency including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
* Basic understanding of HVAC industry terminology a plus.
* Prior experience in a similar industrial/technical position.

Physical Skill and Effort:

Work easily and skillfully with hands; lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds; see well (either naturally or with correction); climb and maintain balance on high ladders and scaffolds; and stand, stoop, kneel, or crouch.

Working Conditions and Hazards:

Knowledge of Industrial & commercial safety, General Basic plus Safety, LOTO, working overhead, confined space entry, basic electricity safety.

Benefits of Being a Cleaver-Brooks Employee:

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Fertility Assistance, Maternity Support Program, Adoption Assistance, Supplemental Medical Benefits, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Cash Matching 401(k) Plan, Mental Health Resources, Tuition Assistance, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program, generous Paid Vacation, and 11 Paid Holidays.

Who is Cleaver-Brooks?

Cleaver-Brooks is the market leader in providing fully integrated boiler and burner systems. We lead the boiler/burner industry due to our unmatched distribution network's ability to deliver the knowledge, service, training and support that are essential to long-term performance. Our customers will tell you that we're the only equipment provider that manufactures boilers, burners, controls, and a full array of ancillary and aftermarket products. They'll also mention that our unique single-source capability means that we can deliver fully integrated boiler room solutions that reduce overall costs and optimize space. It is our focus on products that deliver the most efficient, reliable, safe and environmentally sustainable solutions that differentiate us in the marketplace. Cleaver-Brooks continues an 80+ year legacy of providing the customers we serve with extraordinary products designed to deliver unsurpassed performance through the power of commitment.

This description indicates the general nature of the tasks and responsibilities required of position given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper. This description supersedes any previous descriptions for this position.