Scaffold Builder Helper - Austin Industrial (Freeport, TX)

About the company

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

About the role

This person will assist Scaffold Builders in the construction, assembly, maintenance, and dismantling of tubular scaffolding or other temporary structures. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities

• Work at heights with no fear
• Transport tubular scaffold or other structural material and erect the scaffold as instructed by the scaffold builder
• Hoist scaffolding materials upward in order to erect temporary structure
• Properly secure and level locking sections of scaffolding material
• Properly secure scaffold to the permanent structure for added stability
• Adhere to all OSHA, site specific and Austin Industrial requirements for the erecting and navigation of the scaffolding
• Pass materials and tools to Journeyman as needed
• Dismantle scaffolding when it has been properly communicated to do so
• Build quality barricades around excavation or equipment as needed
• Confined space attendant
• Fire watch
• Equipment watches attendant
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Education: no minimum education requirements
• Experience: 6+ months experience in an industrial setting preferred
• Certification/License: A valid TWIC Card and Driver's License
• 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 requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties
• Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces
• Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities
• Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment
• Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards
• Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position
• Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations