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Job description
Rate: $33 USD per hour
Description
About Austin Industrial
Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service 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.
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Scaffold Builder Foreman
The purpose of this job is to provide supervision and coordination of workers (both skilled and unskilled) engaged in various types of construction projects, such as construction, assembly, maintenance, and dismantling of tubular scaffolding or other temporary structures etc. The goals of this position include scheduling work to meet timetables in a safe manner, per the plans and specifications, and to meet estimated cost. This position may be required to maintain a good working relationship with inspectors, developers, vendors, subcontractors, etc. Other duties may be assigned.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Work at heights with no fear.
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.
Adheres to all OSHA, site specific and Austin Industrial requirements for the erecting and navigation of the scaffolding.
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.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position
Functional Areas of Responsibility
Manage a small amount of onsite equipment fleet.
Recruit hourly trade personnel.
Execute “Look Ahead” schedules.
Manage craftsmen, equipment, and material resources.
Logistics planning
Execute project Work Plans
Work crews productively and efficiently; meet daily cost objectives.
Training
Purchasing of unincorporated materials, tools, supplies
Safe workplace
Quality of work
Planning
Review contract documents, submittals, shop drawings, and schematics to determine the nature and scope of the work, the materials to be utilized, and manpower requirements (by craft) for each construction phase.
Execute Work Plans for major components of work and monitor adherence to Work Plans
Execute established procedures for the ordering self-perform materials, supplies, and small tools from approved suppliers. Ensure timely requisition is made for needed materials and equipment.
Quality Management
Inspect work in progress and ensure that it is performed within the tolerances established. Take corrective action when tolerances and/or overall performance standard are not being maintained.
Relationships
Ability to manage crew into an effectively coordinated working unit, promoting a motivating atmosphere.
Foster and promote the training and development of subordinates through various on-the-job training opportunities, company-sponsored training programs.
Recommend personnel actions, such as promotions, discharges, disciplinary measures, initiate and suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve goals.
Supervise the work of subcontractors to ensure compliance with plan, specifications, and schedules.
Safety
Conduct Toolbox and JHA Safety Meetings with employee-owners to instruct them on topics for accident prevention.
Enforce all safety regulations and company policies and is constantly alert to all safety conditions.
Technical
Investigate alternative work methods and materials to improve efficiency and work quality; works to resolve issues.
Ensure compliance with plans and specifications.
Perform a variety of tasks associated with project completion, including closeout punch lists, demobilization, etc.
Maintain a detailed and accurate daily report of all activity associated with field construction activities.
Ensure that equipment is being used for its intended purpose in the correct manner.
Interpret company policies to workers and disseminates Equal Employment Opportunity Policy by covering these topics in conjunction with Safety Meetings
Conduct on-the-job training for qualified personnel and records and reports hours on Foreman’s Daily Control
Fill out Foreman's Daily Control correctly with employee-owners’ hours, job number, cost codes, quantities, etc.
Other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Qualifications Required for this Position:
Education – no minimum education requirements.
Certifications/ Licenses: NCCER, preferred.
Experience – 5+ years of Industrial and Supervisory experience preferred.
Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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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).
Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.
Accessibility Note
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Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
For further information, please review the Know Your Rights ( notice from the Department of Labor.
Worksite address
columbia, SC, 29228, US
Who can apply
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