Scaffold Carpenter

LED FastStart•Westwego, LA

About The Position

The Scaffold Carpenter builds, alters, moves, inspects when authorized, and dismantles pin-lock metal scaffolding for industrial and commercial construction and maintenance. The role uses drawings and specifications to select materials and tools, works safely at elevation, and provides stable access systems that meet project requirements. It requires physical stamina, sound judgment, accurate measurement, and compliance with Born Industrial, client, manufacturer, and regulatory requirements. Employees may also be assigned scaffolding support, painting/blasting support, and light construction support when needed and when qualified, trained, and authorized. This is a long-term maintenance position with no per diem. New Orleans/Waggaman-area local candidates are required.

Requirements

At least 2 years of scaffold-building experience.
At least 2 years of scaffold-carpentry experience in industrial or commercial settings.
Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
New Orleans/Waggaman-area local candidates are required.
Current driver's license from state of residence; the posting's sentence about transportation is incomplete.
Must be trained, qualified, and authorized for assigned tasks, including rigging or formal scaffold inspections where applicable.
Ability to comply with applicable safety requirements and use required PPE.

Nice To Haves

Four years of scaffolding experience preferred.
Three to seven years of hands-on industrial scaffolding experience strongly preferred for advanced assignments.

Responsibilities

Review plans, blueprints, specifications, and field conditions to determine scaffold dimensions, access requirements, material placement, and work sequence.
Select, stage, and gather scaffold components, platforms, walkways, gangways, tools, and supporting materials.
Check base surfaces for obstructions, instability, access limitations, and other conditions that could affect safe scaffold erection.
Build, alter, move, and dismantle pin-lock scaffold systems and their components, including platforms, braces, planks, rails, toe boards, screening, pins, wheels, ladders, and access points.
Secure scaffolding to permanent structures with approved ties and install required bracing, anchors, tie rods, and related components in accordance with design and site requirements.
Set and brace anchor bolts and brace forms with timbers, tie rods, or anchors when assigned to light construction support.
Load, transport, unload, sort, and stage scaffold materials while protecting personnel, equipment, and facilities.
Measure and mark boards, timbers, or plywood and cut materials to required dimensions.
Use approved hand and power tools safely.
Rig or assist with rigging scaffold materials when trained, qualified, and authorized.
Perform minor maintenance, inspection, and cleaning of tools and equipment; remove damaged items from service and report deficiencies.
Apply measurement, basic mathematics, and problem-solving skills to work within required accuracy limits and select appropriate tools and materials.
Follow company, client, project, permit, fall-protection, access-control, and applicable OSHA requirements; use required PPE and approved access methods.
Conduct pre-use visual checks and promptly report defects, instability, missing components, or changing conditions. Perform formal scaffold inspections only when designated and qualified as a competent person.
Maintain required fall protection; do not modify or use incomplete scaffolding without authorization; stop work and notify supervision when conditions are unsafe or a task exceeds training or authorization.
Participate in pre-task planning, toolbox talks, safety meetings, incident-prevention activities, and corrective actions.
Maintain scaffold inventory, storage, component organization, and housekeeping.
Record scaffold erection, alteration, dismantling, and completion status in approved tracking software, including Born360 or client systems when assigned.
Communicate material needs, work status, constraints, and safety concerns to supervisors and affected crews.
Coordinate with pipefitters, electricians, scaffold crews, painter/blasters, laborers, and maintenance teams to provide safe access and minimize interference.
Perform other related duties and multi-craft support assignments consistent with training, qualification, and site authorization.