Boilermaker jobs in Australia

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A boilermaker is a fabrication tradesperson. Beyond welding, you read drawings, mark out plate and sections, cut and roll them, fit the parts together and check the result before and after welding. Work includes structural steel for buildings and bridges, mining equipment and wear plate, tanks and pressure equipment, and repair work in workshops and on site. A welder may focus on the welding process alone, while a boilermaker is expected to fabricate from the drawing. Job ads often combine the words, as in boilermaker welder, so look at whether the role involves marking out and fitting.

The standard pathway is an apprenticeship with a Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade. Employers often run a practical fit-up and weld test, and structural work refers to Australian Standards for welding. Site work adds a white card for construction, tickets for working at heights, confined spaces or elevated work platforms, and on mine sites a pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol testing and inductions. Overseas-trained boilermakers may have their trade skills assessed by Trades Recognition Australia. Keep weld certificates, test records and tickets together, as employers ask to see them during shortlisting.

Shutdown work on mine, processing and industrial sites happens in intense blocks of long shifts, with tight schedules and many trades on site. Fly-in fly-out rosters add travel and accommodation. Before accepting, ask about the roster cycle, shift hours, flights and pick-up, accommodation, medical requirements and which award or agreement sets pay. Boilermakers in workshops are usually covered by the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award [MA000010], while site and shutdown work is often governed by agreements. We do not quote pay figures. Use the Fair Work Pay Calculator once you know the instrument.

Registration: No national licence (trade qualification; overseas skills assessed by Trades Recognition Australia). Boilermakers do not hold a national licence. Employers expect a Certificate III fabrication trade qualification and often run a practical test.

Pay and conditions: usually the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award [MA000010] or an enterprise agreement. Check current minimum rates with the Fair Work Pay Calculator.

ANZSCO: 322311 Metal Fabricator