Scaffold Builder- Austin Industrial (Decatur, IL)
About The Position
The Scaffold Builder constructs, assembles, maintains, and dismantles tubular scaffolding or other temporary structures. The role involves determining the type of scaffold required; inspecting job sites and materials for defects and safety hazards; communicating and mitigating hazards; transporting, hoisting, erecting, securing, and leveling scaffold components; and fastening scaffolds to permanent structures for stability. The employee must follow OSHA, site-specific, and Austin Industrial requirements, inspect completed scaffolding, and dismantle and stow materials when instructed. Other duties may be assigned. The work is performed in industrial and construction environments and may involve exposure to weather, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must wear required personal protective equipment and meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements. The position requires mobility and the ability to work in varied positions, climb, work at heights, balance, and handle tools and materials. Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds may be required. Reasonable accommodation may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Requirements
- Journeyman Scaffold Builder qualification.
- A minimum of 3 years of scaffold-building experience.
- Must pass a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
- Ability to perform work while wearing required personal protective equipment, including items such as rain gear, chemical protective clothing, respirators, a safety harness, sandblast hoods, fire-resistant coveralls, a hard hat, earplugs, and safety glasses.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform duties.
- Ability to work at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces, and to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds when required.
- Sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to perform job responsibilities safely.
- Ability to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities.
- Ability to meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements.
Nice To Haves
- 3–5 years of experience in an industrial setting preferred.
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 constructing scaffolding.
- Transport and hoist scaffold or structural materials and erect scaffolding to required dimensions.
- Secure and level scaffold sections and secure scaffolding to permanent structures for stability.
- Follow OSHA, site-specific, and Austin Industrial requirements for erecting and navigating scaffolding.
- Perform a final inspection of completed scaffolding.
- Dismantle scaffolding when instructed and inspect and properly stow materials afterward.
- Perform assigned work while wearing required personal protective equipment.
- Maintain safety, quality, and productivity expectations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
