BOILERMAKER

Tasks and responsibilities:

selecting metal stock for job requirements

heating metal in forges and furnaces and hammering, punching and cutting metal using hand tools and machine presses

tempering and hardening finished articles by quenching in oil or water baths or by cooling gradually in air

preparing electrolytic and silver solutions for electroforming, and applying solution to the objects to be coated

setting and adjusting controls to regulate electric current and depositing of coating on objects

preparing horses hooves for shoeing, nailing horseshoes to hooves, and trimming hooves

cutting, trimming, shaping and smoothing stock to form mould patterns

filling boxes with sand and setting patterns in place, and pouring molten metal into moulds

applying refractory paint and positioning cores in moulds

finishing metal and articles by polishing and buffing and applying shellac, lacquer, paint and other finishes

Requirements

Minimum experience as a Boilermaker for 3-5 years.

Benefits