Scaffold Builder - Journeyman - Austin Industrial (St. Gabriel, LA)

About Austin Industrial

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.

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

• Minimum 3 years of experience within the Scaffolding craft
• Valid ID required
• 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
• 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
• Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements
• 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