Scaffold Lead – Austin Industrial (McIntosh, AL)

Austin Industries; McIntosh (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is hiring a skilled Scaffold Builder to assemble, maintain, and dismantle tubular scaffolding on industrial sites across the U.S. You will inspect materials, select scaffold types, and ensure safe erection per OSHA and site requirements.

Journeyman status with 3+ years of scaffold experience is required. You must pass a drug screen and background check; a valid driver's license and TWIC card are also needed. This is a full-time, on-site role with rigorous safety standards.

Qualifications

• Journeyman Scaffold Builder with a minimum of 3 years experience.
• 3–5 years in an industrial setting preferred.
• Must pass drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
• Valid Driver’s License and TWIC Card required.

Responsibilities

• Construct, assemble, maintain, and dismantle tubular scaffolding.
• Determine type of scaffold needed and transport materials to height.
• Inspect scaffold materials for defects and safety hazards.
• Communicate safety hazards and mitigate risks prior to construction.
• Hoist scaffolding materials and secure scaffold to structures.
• Perform final inspection of completed scaffolding and dismantle as directed.
• Maintain proper PPE and adhere to OSHA and site requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Scaffold erection

Safety compliance

Team communication

Tools

Driver's License

TWIC Card

Job description

Description

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.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial .

Scaffold Builder

The Scaffold Builder will construct, assemble, maintain, and dismantle tubular scaffolding or other temporary structures. This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must be a Journeyman Scaffold Builder with a minimum of 3-years experience.

• 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 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.

• Inspect and properly stow scaffolding material after dismantling.

• Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education : no minimum education requirements.

Experience: 3-5 years of experience in an industrial setting preferred.

Must pass drug screen and background check, as condition of employment.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

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.

Employees 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 in a fast-paced work environment.

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. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) and Spanish (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) .

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Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• Valid Driver’s License

• TWIC Card

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.