Scaffolding Journeyman

TIC - The Industrial Company; Vicksburg (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Industrial Company in Mississippi is seeking skilled labor for scaffolding erection, dismantling, and rigging within active construction projects. The role requires reading blueprints, selecting tools, and maintaining safety on site.

Candidates should have a High School diploma or equivalent and strong ability to follow instructions. The role involves standing for long periods, exposure to outdoor conditions, and irregular hours including overtime.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge and abilities for the position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions.
• Proficient in safe and efficient use of electrical, hand and power tools, layout and measuring tools.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and specifications to determine scope, locations, quantities and materials.
• Identify needed tools and prepare wooden/metal materials to spec.
• Erect and disassemble scaffolding and install ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms and gangways.
• Construct, reinforce and dismantle pre-constructed scaffolds.
• Build wooden scaffolds and auxiliary items.
• Rig equipment loads as required.
• Estimate sizes, distances and materials; determine time, costs, resources needed.
• Inspect workers' output for compliance and correct as needed.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Tool proficiency

Communication

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Electrical tools

Power tools

Layout tools

Measuring tools

Job description

Requisition ID: 188629

Perform work involving the erection and dismantling of scaffolding, operation of heavy equipment, rigging the equipment loads, and completion of various construction projects.

Experience Level

Skilled

Primary Responsibilities And Duties

• Read blueprints and specification to determine the scope of work: locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required.
• Identify all tools required for tasks and measure, mark, and cut required wooden/metallic materials to required specifications.
• Erect and disassemble scaffolding for buildings and other structures and installs ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms, and gangways.
• Construct, re-enforce, and dismantle pre-constructed Scaffolds.
• Build and construct wooden Scaffolds and auxiliary items.
• Perform work involving rigging of equipment loads.
• Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
• Inspect subordinate's work for compliance with the contract plans and specifications, point out deficiencies and explain and take any corrective action needed.

Qualifications

• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Must possess strong working knowledge skills and abilities for position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
• Proficient in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand tools, power tools and layout tools as well as measurement tools

Requirements

• The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
• Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
• May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
• May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
• Must have all required tools
• U.S. Driver's License may be required
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug, alcohol and fit-for-duty testing

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.