Lead Scaffold Builder

Austin Industries; Plaquemine (LA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is hiring a Scaffold Builder Journeyman to construct, assemble, maintain, and dismantle tubular scaffolding and other temporary structures. A minimum of 3 years of scaffolding experience is required, with duties including site inspections, safety communications, and material handling.

Qualifying candidates must have a High School diploma with a lubrication technician certification and be legally eligible to work in the United States.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the Scaffolding craft.
• High School diploma with a lubrication technician certification.

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.

Education

High School diploma with a certification as a lubrication technician

Job description

Austin Industrial is hiring a Scaffold Builder Journeyman to construct, assemble, maintain, and dismantle tubular scaffolding and other temporary structures. A minimum of 3 years of scaffolding experience is required, with duties including site inspections, safety communications, and material handling.

Qualifying candidates must have a High School diploma with a lubrication technician certification and be legally eligible to work in the United States.