SCAFFOLD BUILDER - Austin Industrial - Westlake, LA

About the role

Construct, assemble, maintain, and dismantle tubular scaffolding or other temporary structures.

Responsibilities

• Determines type of scaffold needed.
• Inspects job site and all scaffold material for defects and safety hazards.
• Effectively communicates safety hazards and mitigates avoidable hazards prior to construction of scaffolding.
• Transports tubular scaffold or other structural material and erects the scaffold to the dimensions required.
• Hoists scaffolding materials upward in order to erect temporary structure.
• Properly secures and levels locking sections of scaffolding material.
• Properly secures scaffold to the permanent structure for added stability.
• Adheres to all OSHA, site specific and Austin Industrial requirements for the erecting and navigation of the scaffolding.
• Performs final inspection of completed scaffolding.
• Dismantles scaffolding when it has been properly communicated to do so.
• Inspects and properly stows scaffolding material after dismantling.

Requirements

Education – High School diploma with a certification as a lubrication technician.

Experience - 3 years’ minimum experience within the Scaffolding craft, able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Certification/License - TWIC Card and Valid State ID.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Physical demands: regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms; frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell; must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

Supervisory responsibilities – may directly supervise 1 to 5 scaffold builder helpers in the Operations Department, carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Austin Industrial’s policies & procedures and applicable laws.

Language skills – ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence; ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees; for safety reasons, must be able to read and speak fluent English.

Mathematical skills – ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.