Scaffolding

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.•Port St Joe, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Under close supervision, the duties of a scaffolding technician may vary from day to day, based on the needs of the Company. Duties may include erection and dismantling of temporary scaffolding on building sites and/or structures, cleaning and preparing a job site, loading and delivering materials, and using a variety of tools. Because Eastern Shipbuilding is continually growing to meet the needs of our customers, the essential duties and responsibilities may be different than described. Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays. Comply with company, Federal, State, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations, and policies while performing duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalence plus prior manual labor experience desired.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Ability to read and comprehend written, oral, or diagram forms.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work confidently at heights.
Knowledge of safe operation and use of hand and power tools.
Excellent hand-eye coordination
Good level of physical fitness
Integrity, ethics, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety conscious, and multi-tasking.
Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee must be physically and medically qualified to wear all required personal protective equipment, as prescribed under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
The employee must be able to work above ground at heights of a minimum of 50 feet aloft and/or working from scaffolding and/or man-lifts while working with machinery; in confined spaces and withstanding extreme heat and cold in an outside climate or confined space.

Responsibilities

Unloading scaffolding equipment on-site
Ensuring a stable base for scaffolding
Erecting scaffolding poles
Fixing scaffolding to buildings and/or structures
Laying planks for workers to walk on
Fixing guard rails
Dismantling scaffolding when a project is complete
Creating different kinds of platforms, from simple scaffolding to complex structures
Working on-site in all weather.
Properly care for and use hand and power tools.
Perform other duties as assigned.