Scaffold Helper

Brown & Root•Plaquemine, LA

About The Position

The Scaffold Helper builds, positions, and dismantles wooden structures, including concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel and sewer supports, and temporary frame shelters, according to sketches, blueprints, or company standards. The role may function as a leadman, providing leadership, instruction, and guidance to other craft workers while assisting the Foreman and working in the capacity of a journeyman. The position works under immediate supervision, follows instructions and established guidelines, and typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The work includes selecting and preparing materials and tools, interpreting blueprints and specifications, measuring and cutting boards and plywood, assembling and securing scaffolding, bracing concrete forms, and installing access features such as ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms, and gangways. The employee may rig materials, perform minor maintenance or cleaning on tools and equipment, and must observe safety and project rules.

Requirements

Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Make decisions based on measurable criteria.
Apply basic mathematics and solve problems.
Plan work and select proper tools.
Compare differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
Work at heights without fear.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field.

Responsibilities

Examine, select, and gather materials and tools.
Examine blueprints and specifications to determine structure dimensions.
Inspect base surfaces for obstructions.
Load, transport, and unload materials.
Measure boards, timbers, or plywood with a square, measuring tape, and ruler, and mark cutting lines.
Saw boards and plywood panels to required sizes.
Use carpentry hand tools and power tools, including hammers, levels, squares, screwdrivers, adjustable wrenches, hand and power saws, drill motors, and pry bars.
Assemble scaffolds with handrails, mid rails, braces, planks, toe boards, screening, locking pins, and wheels according to job specifications.
Brace forms with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts for concrete piers, footings, and walls.
Secure scaffolding to permanent structures by tying.
Erect scaffolding and install ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms, and gangways.
Set and brace anchor bolts.
Rig materials as needed.
Perform minor maintenance or cleaning on tools and equipment.
Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
Perform other duties as required.