Boilermakers

Become Boilermakers in Canada:

Boilermakers fashion, assemble, erect, test, maintain and repair boilers, tanks, tanks, towers, heat exchangers and other heavy boiler structures.

They work in boiler-making, industrial and manufacturing facilities, shipyards, construction, power plants and other similar industries.

EXAMPLES OF JOB TITLES:

MAIN DUTIES:

Draw drawings or specifications to plan operations;
Tracing on heavy metal sheet, sheet steel or any other heavy metal part, bending and cutting lines using protractors, compasses, jigs and other instruments;
Regulating and using metalworking machines, including bending machines, rolling mills, shears, cutting torches and column drills, for cutting, shaping and forming workpieces;
Adjust and weld metal parts to form boilers, tanks, tanks, heat exchangers, pipes and other heavy metal products;
Construct and install boilers and other heavy metal products, in accordance with the specifications, using manual and mechanical tools;
Repare and maintain boilers and other heavy metal products;
Direct crane operators or drivers of hoists and other workers during the shaping, assembly, installation or repair of metallic structures;
Controlling completed structures using a variety of control methods.

Boilermakers can specialize in assembly, lifting, installation, assembly or various welding aspects of the loom.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

A high school diploma is usually required.
A three- to four-year apprenticeship program
or more than four years of experience in the trade, as well as specialized training in boilermaking, in a school or industrial environment, are usually required to qualify for the certificate of qualification.
The certificate of qualification is mandatory in Quebec and Alberta and is offered, although voluntary, in all other provinces.
Skilled boilermakers can get the Red Seal.