Scaffold Foreman - Austin Industrial (McIntosh, AL)

Austin Careers•McIntosh, AL

About The Position

Austin Industrial provides self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies across the U.S. The Scaffold Builder constructs, assembles, maintains, and dismantles tubular scaffolding and other temporary structures. The role includes determining scaffold requirements, evaluating job sites and materials for hazards, erecting and securing scaffolding to required dimensions, and completing inspections before and after use. The employee must follow OSHA, site-specific, and Austin Industrial safety requirements and wear required personal protective equipment. The position involves physical work in industrial and construction environments, including work at heights and potentially in confined spaces, with exposure to weather, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards.

Requirements

Be a Journeyman Scaffold Builder with a minimum of 3 years of experience.
Pass a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
Be able to perform the physical activities required, including climbing, balancing, working at heights, and working in various positions.
Be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds when required.
Possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to perform job responsibilities safely.
Be able 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.
Wear required PPE and 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 scaffold construction.
Transport tubular scaffold or other structural materials and erect scaffolding to required dimensions.
Hoist scaffold materials to erect temporary structures.
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 final inspections of completed scaffolding.
Dismantle scaffolding when instructed and inspect and properly stow materials afterward.
Wear required personal protective equipment while performing job duties.