Boilermakers assemble, install, maintain, and repair boilers, closed vats, and other large vessels or containers that hold liquids and gases.
At Ohio boilermakers training centers, you’ll typically learn to do the following:
- Read blueprints to determine locations, positions, and dimensions of boiler parts
- Install small pre-made boilers in buildings and manufacturing facilities
- Lay out prefabricated parts of larger boilers before assembling them
- Assemble boiler tanks, often using robotic or automatic welders
- Test and inspect boiler systems for leaks or defects
- Clean vats with scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents, and
- Replace or repair broken valves, pipes, or joints, using hand and power tools, gas torches, and welding equipment