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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| boiler-operator | Occupational skill for the role 'boiler operator' (also: boiler operative, steam boiler operator, boiler worker, heating system operator, boiler maintenance technician, power plant operator). Use when the user asks for typical boiler operator work such as: Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.; Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.; Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects. |
Boiler Operator
Boiler operators maintain heating systems such as low-pressure boilers, high-pressure boilers and power boilers. They work mostly in large buildings like power plants or boiler rooms and ensure a safe and environmentally friendly operation of boiler systems.
Core workflow
- Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
- Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
- Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
- Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery.
- Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
- Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
- Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
- Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
Key competences (essential)
- control steam flows
- domestic cooling systems
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
- monitor gauge
- monitor valves
- operate boiler
- operate water-heating equipment
- perform risk analysis
- read heat meter
- read water meter
- regulate steam pressure
- stand high temperatures
- water pressure
Hot technologies
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Outlook
- SAP software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2cad9c6f-0289-4b26-b247-e65c0089f8f4), ONET 30.3 (47-2011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*