Norfolk, VA · On-site
$25 - $32/hr
Install refractory brick in fireboxes. Use blueprints to determine locations, positions, or ... Some travel required Also candidates with bricklaying experience in refractories in industrial ...
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Norfolk, VA · On-site
$25 - $32/hr
Install refractory brick in fireboxes. Use blueprints to determine locations, positions, or ... Some travel required Also candidates with bricklaying experience in refractories in industrial ...
$25 - $32/hr
Install refractory brick in fireboxes. Use blueprints to determine locations, positions, or ... Some travel required Also candidates with bricklaying experience in refractories in industrial ...
Quick apply
$25 - $32/hr
Install refractory brick in fireboxes. Use blueprints to determine locations, positions, or ... Some travel required Also candidates with bricklaying experience in refractories in industrial ...
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To thrive as a Refractory Bricklayer, you need expertise in installing, repairing, and maintaining refractory brickwork, often supported by a high school diploma or completion of an apprenticeship program. Familiarity with masonry tools, blueprint reading, and, in some cases, OSHA safety certifications is also typically required. Strong attention to detail, physical stamina, and the ability to work well in a team are valuable soft skills in this role. These abilities ensure the safety, durability, and efficiency of high-temperature industrial structures, which are critical in manufacturing and processing environments.
Refractory Bricklayers generally work in industrial settings such as steel mills, foundries, power plants, and other facilities with high-temperature furnaces and kilns. The work environment can be physically demanding due to the need for heavy lifting, working in confined or elevated spaces, and exposure to heat and dust. Teamwork is essential, as projects are often completed alongside other tradespeople, laborers, and supervisors to ensure structures meet strict safety and durability standards. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is typically provided to help maintain a safe workplace.
A Refractory Bricklayer installs and maintains heat-resistant materials, such as refractory bricks, in high-temperature environments like furnaces, kilns, and boilers. They cut, shape, and lay bricks using fire-resistant mortar or other bonding materials to ensure structural integrity and insulation. This role requires precision, physical stamina, and knowledge of refractory materials to withstand extreme heat and chemical exposure.
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Test and inspect boiler systems for leaks or defects
Replace or repair valves, using hand and power tools.
Be experienced in using gas torches.
Cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces.
Inspect assembled vessels and individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, and auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, and feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
Install refractory brick in fireboxes.
Use blueprints to determine locations, positions, or dimensions of parts.
Ability to read, interpret and follow procedures. Competent in reading and understanding specifications and drawings.
Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriate to current or daily job duties
Be fit for a respirator
Able to constantly climb stairs and ladders, up to 200 rungs/steps per hour
Access confined spaces.
Complies with the highest level of safety during all stages of project execution to avoid any type of incidents and or accidents.
Walk to, from, and between assigned work areas throughout the scheduled shift.
Endure noise, fumes, dust, and inclement weather.
Work overtime as needed to meet production demands
Required Education and Experience:
(Preferred) Possess 8 years of Boiler, heat exchanger, and valve repair experience.
Ability to pass a drug screen.
Ability to obtain DBIDS/TWIC credentials.
Working Conditions:
Open-air conditions such as noise, hot, and cold, as well as in an office-controlled environment.
May have to visit projects aboard ships, rigs both on and offshore as well as confined spaces. You must wear hearing, eye, and head protection and proper PPE when required.
Visits may require standing on a variety of surfaces and at differing angles, bending over, crouching, and climbing up and over obstructions such as scaffolding, ladders, and internal barge and boat structural members.
Some travel required
Also candidates with bricklaying experience in refractories in industrial settings such as cement plants, steel mills, power plants, etc
Must be able to work 60+hours/week