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Tank Bullganger

CB&I, Cameron, LA, United States


Company Overview

CB&I is the world's leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals. With more than 60,000 structures completed throughout our 135+ year history, we have the global expertise and strategically-located operations to provide customers world-class storage solutions for even the most complex energy infrastructure projects.

Overview

The Tank (Erection) Bullganger is responsible for field erecting, fitting, welding, grinding, and inspecting new steel storage tanks, vessels, and structures and making repairs to existing steel storage tanks, vessels, and structures. This position is a Skilled Craft role. The role directly reports to the Superintendent and routinely interacts with Erection Crews and Supervisors.

Responsibilities

  • Pass Pre-employment drug & alcohol screen
  • Unload fabricated steel products and tools from trucks or rail cars.
  • Operate electric and pneumatic power tools such as grinders, wire brushes, and chipping guns. Perform basic and preventative maintenance functions on power equipment.
  • Use hand tools such as shovels, brooms, scrapers, hand brushes, files etc.
  • Hook-on or move material around the field site by hand or with the assistance of a forklift or crane.
  • Erect and dismantle temporary scaffolding used in steel plate construction.
  • Set up, break down, and rig lifting equipment such as mobile cranes and fixed derricks.
  • Set-up and use oxy-fuel or plasma burning equipment to cut or trim plate and structural steel.
  • Inspect, set up, use, break down' and rig equipment such as aerial work platforms (spider buggies), elevated work platforms, and staging.
Lay out and install tank accessories according to drawings and procedures

Local Requirements
  • Safety: Works safely at all times, meets standards of safety awareness, and complies with safety requirements and proper use, operation, and handling of tools, equipment, and materials.
  • Attendance: Meets all attendance standards.
  • Technical Skills: Possesses knowledge and skills to do the job required within the defined schedule.
  • Quality of Work: Effectively analyzes, organizes, and executes work to meet quality requirements.

Teamwork: Interacts well with others, respects individuals, is helpful, and behaves in a professional, courteous manner.

Qualifications
Ability to read a standard measuring tape
Communication Skills: Ability to effectively verbally communicate directions from craft supervisors and respond to questions from managers and fellow workers.
Mathematical skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Access elevated work platforms and scaffolds through the use of ladders, stairways, or other designated access ways.
Climb structures utilizing appropriate fall protection and available handholds and footholds.
Work with precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Compare and see differences in the size, shape and form of lines, figures, and objects.
Understand verbal instructions and written posted notices.
Comply with all written and verbally communicated safety rules and procedures.
Perform general labor on construction sites.
Work in confined spaces where respirators and fresh air equipment are utilized.
Maintain and use personal protective equipment.
Practice good housekeeping to maintain a clean, orderly, and safe work area.
Perform a variety of duties, which may often change.
Able to understand verbal instructions and written posted notices.
Capable of learning to read and understand basic drawings.
Able to visually inspect personal work activities.
Able to pass required safety exams

Skills and Behaviors

Normal work environment will be shop or field which will require exposure to outdoor weather conditions, loud noise, working near moving mechanical parts, electrical energy, construction equipment, vibration, fumes, chemicals, and airborne particles.

Physical Requirements

NP=Not Present, O=Occasionally (0-33%), F=Frequently (34-66%), C=Constantly (67-100%)

Standing

C

Walking

F

Sitting

F

Pushing

F

Pulling

F

Climbing

F

Balancing

F

Bending

F

Stooping

F

Kneeling

F

Crouching

F

Crawling

F

Reaching

F

Handling

C

Fingering

C

Feeling

C

Vision

C

Hearing

C

Lifting (lbs.)

Carrying (lbs.)

0-10lbs

C

0-10lbs

C

10-20lbs

C

10-20lbs

C

25-50lbs

O

25-50lbs

O

50-100lbs

O

50-100lbs

O

100lbs+

O

100lbs+

O

Sedentary Work:

Lifting 10 pounds maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as dockets, ledgers and small tools.

Light Work:

Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

Medium Work:

Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds (overhead level).

Heavy Work:

Lifting 100 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Very Heavy Work:

Lifting objects more than 100 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more (to shoulder height).

Tools Used

Tape measure, straight edge, level, chalk line, sledgehammer, burning torch, welding equipment, chipping hammer, fitting gear, come-a-longs, jacks, chain falls, material handling equipment, inspection equipment, hoists, hammers, pry bar, fit-up bar, wrenches, key plates, bull pins, wire rope slings, shackles, hand wire brush and cribbing blocks. Powered hand tools including grinders, chipping and peening guns, wire brushes, saws, ladder, scaffold and impact wrenches

Personal Protective Equipment

Hardhat, safety goggles/glasses with side shields Z87 stamped, full body harness with double lanyard, hearing protection, respiratory protection, gloves, respirator, fresh air equipment, and safety toe shoes required ANSI 41.1 with steel toe and defined heel

Audio-Visual & Licensing Demands

R=Required & NR =Not Required

Depth Perception

R

Color Discrimination

R

Peripheral Vision

R

Hearing (Avg)

R

Work Environment

NP=Not Present, O=Occasionally (0-33%), F=Frequently (34-66%), C=Constantly (67-100%)

Inside

O

Wet and/or Humid

F

Electrical

Hazards

C

Fumes

C

Outside

C

Noise

C

Burns

C

Odors

F

Extreme Cold

F

Vibration

C

Explosives

O

Mist

F

Extreme Heat

F

Mechanical

Hazards

C

Radiant Energy

O

Gases

F