Scaffold Builder - East - Austin Industrial at Austin Maintenance & Construction, Inc. in Decatur, Illinois

Job Description:

Summary: 

Austin Industrial is a merit shop, employee-owned company and has been a provider of construction, maintenance, plant services, turnaround and specialty services to the oil, gas and chemical, energy (power and ethanol), and manufacturing industries for more than 100 years.

We are currently seeking a Scaffold Builder.  This person will construct, assemble, maintain, and dismantles tubular scaffolding or other temporary structures. This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. A minimum of 3 years of experience is required within the Scaffolding craft. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Work at heights with no fear.


• Determines type of scaffold needed.


• Inspects job site and all scaffold material for defects and safety hazards.


• Effectively communicates safety hazards and mitigates avoidable hazards prior to construction of scaffolding.


• Transports tubular scaffold or other structural material and erects the scaffold to the dimensions required.


• Hoists scaffolding materials upward in order to erect temporary structure.


• Properly secures and levels locking sections of scaffolding material.


• Properly secures scaffold to the permanent structure for added stability.


• Adheres to all OSHA, site specific and Austin Industrial requirements for the erecting and navigation of the scaffolding.


• Performs final inspection of completed scaffolding.


• Dismantles scaffolding when it has been properly communicated to do so.


• Inspects and properly stows scaffolding material after dismantling.

Experience

Required

• 1 - 3 years: Industrial Experience

Education

Preferred

• High School or better

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

• NCCER-Scaff Bldr Cert

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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