Scaffold Builder (Greenwood, SC) - Austin Industrial (PER DIEM PAID) at Austin Maintenance & Construction, Inc. in Greenwood, South Carolina

Job Description:

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

Scaffold Builder 

The Scaffold Builder will construct, assemble, maintain, and dismantles tubular scaffolding or other temporary structures.  This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities.  Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

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  Must be a Journeyman Level Scaffold Builder.


• 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.


• Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.


• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.


• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

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  Education – no minimum education requirements.


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  Experience – 3-5 years’ experience in a Scaffolding preferred.

Must pass drug screen and background check, as condition of employment.

Per Diem will be paid for days worked.  Must live outside 50-mile radius of the plant and provide additional documents to confirm residence to be eligible for per diem.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/who-we-are.  

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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  See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English and Spanish.


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  See the “Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision” poster available in English and Spanish.

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

• This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes, or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). 

Accessibility Note

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  If you are a job seeker with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at (877) 831-1217.
  

Become an Owner

Unlike other companies that may be privately or publicly held, Austin is 100% owned by our employees. It's a source of pride for everyone, one of our 5,700+ employee-owners, that we have vested interest in the day-to-day success of our company. We share Austin's growth and profitability and are accountable to ourselves for doing everything it takes to serve our customers with excellence and to make Austin the best it can be. After all, We Own It. Learn more at www.austin-ind.com.

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