Offshore Scaffold Builder - Broussard Louisiana

Position Summary:

A scaffold builder is responsible for building up and breaking down temporary scaffold structures. The optimal candidate will have a basic working knowledge of OSHA safety guidelines. Work locations may vary (offshore). 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Must have good communication and network skillsMust have good teamwork skills, ability to coordinate with different department heads within the company.Preferably to have a strong background in the Pipeline, Petrochemical and/or Oil & Gas Market SectorsMust have ability to perform various technical services while working on ropes. Scaffold builders are responsible assembling and dismantling scaffolding structures that allow workers to access specific portions of a building to perform needed work. Builds, positions, and dismantles wooden structures, such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel and sewer supports, and temporary frame shelters, according to sketches, blueprints, or company standards. Craft who isn’t afraid to climb, walk, and work at high elevations.Offshore Experience RequiredTWIC CardSafe GulfEnsure that all procedures are understood prior to the start of workComplete all required planning, safety meetings and documentation, including work permits, job hazard analyses, safety meetings and rescue plansEnsure that the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) to be usedIdentify work zones and ensure the safety of any personnel or public who may enter these zones.Make certain that a prompt rescue of rope access personnel can be accomplished and that emergency services are availableMake certain that all equipment on the work site is protected from damage and is maintained in a safe condition throughout the work

Basic Qualifications:

Work at heights with no fear.Examines, selects, and gathers materials and tools.Examines blueprints and specifications to determine dimensions of structure.Inspect base surface for obstructions.Climbing - frequent ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms up in excess of heights of 100 feet. Balancing - maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. Stooping - bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Pushing - using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward. Pulling - using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. Lifting - raising objects in excess of 100 pounds from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. Fine Manipulation – picking or pinching or otherwise working hands and fingers  Able to perform very heavy work (exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move object.Saws boards and plywood panels to required sizes.Uses carpentry hand tools such as hammers, levels, squares, screw drivers, adjustable wrenches, hand and power saws, drill motors and pry bars.Assembles scaffold containing handrails, mid rails, braces and planks, toe boards, screening, locking pins and wheels to job specifications.Loads, transports and unloads material.Determines type of scaffold needed and how to properly instruct on how to install.Oversight of transport tubular scaffold or other structural material and erects the scaffold as instructed by the scaffold builder.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.Supervises the dismantling of scaffolding when it has been properly communicated to do so.Inspects and properly stows scaffolding material after dismantling.Performs final inspection of completed scaffolding.Other duties as assigned.