Scaffold Builder Leadman - Austin Industrial (Franklin, VA)

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

• Work at heights with no fear
• Determines type of scaffold needed and how to properly instruct on how to install
• Oversight of transport tubular scaffold or other structural material and erects the scaffold as instructed by the scaffold builder
• 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
• Supervises the dismantling of scaffolding when it has been properly communicated to do so
• Inspects and properly stows scaffolding material after dismantling
• Performs final inspection of completed scaffolding
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

No minimum education requirements. 4 years of Journeyman-level experience required.

Skills and Certifications

• NCCER certification
• Valid Driver’s License
• TWIC Card

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

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.