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

About the role

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.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience within the Scaffolding craft.

Physical Demands

• Sit.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Stand.
• Climb or balance.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Talk or hear.
• Taste or smell.
• Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Education & Experience

No minimum education requirements. Experience - 3 years’ minimum experience.

License/Certification

Valid ID required.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

• Sit.
• Stand.
• Walk.
• Climb.
• Balance.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Reach.
• Use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties.
• Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Accessibility Note

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at (877) 831-1217.