Scaffold Builder Leadman - Austin Industrial (Plaquemine, LA)

About the role

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. As a Leadman Scaffold Builder, you will supervise the construction, assembly, maintenance, and dismantling of tubular scaffolding or other temporary structures.

Responsibilities

• Work at heights with no fear.
• Determine type of scaffold needed and instruct on proper installation.
• Oversee transport of tubular scaffold or other structural material and erect the scaffold as instructed.
• Hoist scaffolding materials upward to erect temporary structures.
• Properly secure and level locking sections of scaffolding material.
• Secure scaffold to permanent structures for added stability.
• Adhere to all OSHA, site-specific, and Austin Industrial requirements for erecting and navigating scaffolding.
• Supervise the dismantling of scaffolding when properly communicated.
• Inspect and properly stow scaffolding material after dismantling.
• Perform final inspection of completed scaffolding.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 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

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• 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 the ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

• Education: No minimum education requirements.
• Certification/License: NCCER Scaffold certification, a valid Driver’s License, and a TWIC Card.
• Experience: 4 years of Journeyman-level experience.