What do Boilermakers build? Where do Boilermakers work?
There is a HUGE variety of Boilermaker work. In general, Boilermakers work on pressure vessels related to big industry. Storage Tanks, Boilers, Furnaces, Towers, Heaters, Penstocks, Exchangers, Stacks, Duct Work, Structural Steel and much more.
Boilermakers find themselves working on various different jobsites including, but not limited to: Oil Refineries, Steel Mills, Pulp and Paper Mills, Nuclear Power Plants, Coal Fired and Natural Gas Generating Stations, Hydro-electric Generating Stations, LNG Plants, Cement Plants
There are three main aspects to the Boilermaker trade; welding, fitting and rigging. Some Boilermakers excel and gravitate towards the welding aspect, others towards the fitting and rigging. However, it is important for a Boilermaker to be knowledgeable in all aspects of the trade. In connection, Boilermakers are involved in layout, blueprint reading, metal fabrication and much more.
Who are the Boilermakers?
The Boilermakers Union is comprised of men and women from all walks of life. Diversity adds to the success of our Brotherhood. The door is always open to anyone that is willing and capable of contributing.
The Boilermaker trade as a whole is very complex. We have a presence in just about every major industry. A Boilermaker can be part of a two-person team, working for a small contractor or part of a 100 plus person crew building or maintaining large industrial projects.
Structure
The Boilermaker organization is guided by the concept of Tripartite. We continue to evolve through effective Labour-Management cooperation. This can be described as being one leg of a three-legged stool; if one leg is missing, the stool will collapse. The union, contractors and the owner/customer each represent one leg and each is dependent upon the others for success.
There is a HUGE variety of Boilermaker work. In general, Boilermakers work on pressure vessels related to big industry. Storage Tanks, Boilers, Furnaces, Towers, Heaters, Penstocks, Exchangers, Stacks, Duct Work, Structural Steel and much more.
Boilermakers find themselves working on various different jobsites including, but not limited to: Oil Refineries, Steel Mills, Pulp and Paper Mills, Nuclear Power Plants, Coal Fired and Natural Gas Generating Stations, Hydro-electric Generating Stations, LNG Plants, Cement Plants
There are three main aspects to the Boilermaker trade; welding, fitting and rigging. Some Boilermakers excel and gravitate towards the welding aspect, others towards the fitting and rigging. However, it is important for a Boilermaker to be knowledgeable in all aspects of the trade. In connection, Boilermakers are involved in layout, blueprint reading, metal fabrication and much more.
Who are the Boilermakers?
The Boilermakers Union is comprised of men and women from all walks of life. Diversity adds to the success of our Brotherhood. The door is always open to anyone that is willing and capable of contributing.
The Boilermaker trade as a whole is very complex. We have a presence in just about every major industry. A Boilermaker can be part of a two-person team, working for a small contractor or part of a 100 plus person crew building or maintaining large industrial projects.
Structure
The Boilermaker organization is guided by the concept of Tripartite. We continue to evolve through effective Labour-Management cooperation. This can be described as being one leg of a three-legged stool; if one leg is missing, the stool will collapse. The union, contractors and the owner/customer each represent one leg and each is dependent upon the others for success.