Scaffold Builder at Wood PLC in Hobbs, New Mexico

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION



The scaffold journeyman builds, positions, and dismantles scaffold structures from wood, steel frames and steel poles according to sketches, blueprints, manufactures instructions and or company standards.



RESPONSIBILITIES

• The scaffold journeyman builds, positions, and dismantles scaffold structures from wood, steel frames and steel poles according to sketches, blueprints, manufactures instructions and or company standards.
• Will work with civil crew when not performing scaffold duties.
• A valid driver's license is required to operate any motorized vehicle on the client's property.
• Examines, selects and gathers materials and tools
• Examines blueprints and specifications to determine dimensions of structure
• Inspect base surface for obstructions
• Loads, transports and unloads material
• Measures boards, timbers, or plywood, using square, measuring tape, and ruler, and marks cutting lines on materials using pencil and scriber
• 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, planks and toe boards
• Use effective verbal and written communication skills
• Be capable of listening and communicating with other supervision and employees
• Be motivated and work safely and productively
• Understand and respond accordingly to all safety alerts, warnings, hazards, etc.
• Additional duties as required.

• 2-3 years of Journeyman experience in craft
• The employee must be able to use standard and/or metric rule to measure
• Demonstrate ability to use whole numbers, fractions and decimals to add, subtract, multiply and divide and be able to accurately follow instructions
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Ability to calculate the amount of material needed to erect a specific scaffold from the instructions given
• Ability to figure materials for several different designs of scaffold
• Ability to read measuring tapes, and to understand the use of levels
• Ability to read and understand methods and procedures that are present on drawings, layout work, and just specification
• Work in a safe and productive manner
• Be able to work at heights without fear