7234 Boilermakers

 

Category: Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

Major Group 72 : Industrial, electrical and construction trades

 

 

Boilermakers fabricate, assemble, erect, test, maintain and repair boilers, vessels, tanks, towers, heat exchangers and other heavy-metal structures. They are employed in boiler fabrication, manufacturing, shipbuilding, construction, electric power generation and similar industrial establishments.

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Main duties

Boilermakers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Read blueprints or specifications to plan sequence of operation

• Lay out plate, sheet steel or other heavy metal and mark bending and cutting lines on work piece using protractors, compasses and drawing instruments or templates

• Set up and operate heavy-metal working machines such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters and drill presses to cut, shape and form metal into parts or sections

• Fit and weld metal parts or sections together to fabricate boilers, vessels, tanks, heat exchangers, piping and other heavy-metal products

• Erect and install boilers and other heavy-metal products according to specifications using hand and power tools

• Repair and perform maintenance work on boilers and other heavy-metal products

• Direct activities of hoist or crane operators and other workers during fabrication, assembly, installation or repair of structures

• Test finished structures using a variety of methods.

Boilermakers may specialize in rigging and hoisting, preparation and layout, or welding aspects of the trade.

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.

• Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program
  or
  A combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in boilermaking is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.

• Trade certification is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces.

• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified boilermakers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Additional information

• The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.
• Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

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