carolk

Hi
Can someone please tell me what a bolier maker does in Australia? Their boilers aren't the same as boilers as we know them in the UK, are they?

wanderingwombat

Welder

WW

keel

Hello Carolk

A boilermaker in Australia (or boily) is a very loose term for a general metalworker. Some companies when asking for a boilermaker do actually want somebody to make bilers/pressure vessels but the vast majority is for a general metalworker.

In the UK you have platers, fabricaters etc each a specific post but over here it's all classed as boilermaking. I think it's to do with the nature of the industry eg resources. Jack of all trades, get it working.

Hope this helps.

Keel

carolk

Thanks guys, that clears things up. Another occupation we can cross off the list!!

brian.w

So what could a pipefitter go under,and dont say plumbers as i been down that road before,i work offshore on the rigs and on sites,installing pipes,fabrication of them etc to include stainless steel,carbon etc etc also pressure testing and many other duties a pipefitter would do,i have no idea what there called over there i know that they advertise for them in there papers but its not on the list for tra

paulf

Boiliermaker/pipefitter slighty differrent inso much as there is less welding, in fact tacking a butt together is all thats required, the pipe welder does the rest.

brian.w

So for a tra what could i go for as job title as i do lots of different tasks in my job.

paulf

From whta you,ve said it must be Boilermaker.
that covers,
Fabricating
Welding
Pipefitting

of course each of those is a trade in it self, but they are all boilies.