Scaffold Builder ( Freeport, TX) Austin Industrial
About The Position
Austin Industrial is a merit shop, employee-owned company that provides construction, maintenance, plant services, turnaround, and specialty services to the oil, gas and chemical, energy, and manufacturing industries. The Scaffold Builder Journeyman constructs, assembles, maintains, and dismantles tubular scaffolding and other temporary structures. A minimum of three years of experience in the scaffolding craft is required. The role may directly supervise one to five scaffold builder helpers in the Operations Department. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; Austin Industrial cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. The stated education qualification is a high school diploma with a certification as a lubrication technician. Required credentials also include a TWIC Card and valid driver’s license.
Requirements
- At least three years of experience in the scaffolding craft.
- High school diploma with a certification as a lubrication technician.
- Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
- Ability to read and speak fluent English for safety reasons.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- TWIC Card.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.
- Ability to meet the described physical demands, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Responsibilities
- Determine the type of scaffold needed.
- Inspect job sites and scaffold materials for defects and safety hazards.
- Communicate safety hazards and mitigate avoidable hazards before scaffold construction.
- Transport tubular scaffold or other structural material and erect scaffolding to required dimensions.
- Hoist scaffolding materials to erect temporary structures.
- Secure and level locking sections of scaffolding material.
- Secure scaffolding to permanent structures for added stability.
- Follow OSHA, site-specific, and Austin Industrial requirements for erecting and navigating scaffolding.
- Perform final inspections of completed scaffolding.
- Dismantle scaffolding when instructed to do so.
- Inspect and properly stow scaffolding material after dismantling.
- Supervise one to five scaffold builder helpers, when applicable, in accordance with company policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
