Scaffold Apprentices / Journeyman
Summary
Title: Scaffold Apprentices / Journeyman
ID: 2955517
Location: Ferndale, WA
Job Function : Craft Labor
Description
At BrandSafway, we know our employees are our greatest asset, which is why we give them the tools, training, and resources to be successful. Come join our growing team. We are looking for a Scaffold Apprentices & Journeyman
Where: Ferndale, WA
Type: Full Time
Rate of Pay:
Description of Essential Duties
Actively participate in BrandSafway's Employee Intervention System (EIS).
Complete a qualified Job Safety Plan (JSP) that accurately identifies each job task and the associated hazards, risks, and mitigation controls of each.
Determine the materials needed for basic and intermediate scaffolds
During scaffold dismantling, from the ground, receive materials and place into a rack for transport back to the scaffold yard
During scaffold erection, unload and stage materials as directed and pass material to a scaffold crew from the ground
Effectively communicate with crew members and supervision
Exercise Stop Work Authority when an unsafe conditions are witnessed.
Inspect scaffold components for damage and/or defects
Lead tool box talks with their crew
Maintain a clean and organized jobsite free from any unnecessary hazards associated with the work being performed by a scaffold crew
Mentor and develop other members of their scaffold crew
Organize and maintain a scaffold yard, including the unloading of racks after the dismantling of a scaffold
Perform all assigned duties on a jobsite, as directed by supervision
Perform all scaffold erection and dismantle tasks
Prepare work site for the erecting and/or dismantling of a scaffold
Provide support to a scaffold crew in the erecting and dismantling of a scaffold
Utilize scaffold tools while erecting or dismantling a scaffold as part of a crew
**While utilizing scaffold tools, participate in the erecting and dismantling of a *scaffold which includes, but is not limited to the setting up, leveling and squaring of a scaffold base, attaching bracing, horizontals, ladders, toe boards, swing gates, etc.*
Supervisor Responsibilities
Qualification Requirements
At least two years of scaffold experience is preferred
High School Diploma, General Education Degree (GED), or equivalent
Requires good oral communication skills
Requires the ability to do basic math
T.W.I.C Card needed for access to the facility
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear, and/or use hands and fingers to handle or touch objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand, and/or walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move and/or pull up to 50 pounds (up to 100 pounds with assistance) of scaffolding equipment, which may include lifting 50 pounds (up to 100 pounds with assistance) of scaffolding above shoulders (6-7 feet) to erect and dismantle scaffolding and to load onto trucks or racks. The employee must also be capable of continuously carrying/wearing harness and work belt weighing 25-50 pounds while erecting and dismantling scaffolding. Must also be capable of climbing onto trailers or trucks and onto racks to secure and move equipment as well as climbing ladders to access scaffolding up to high, precarious places. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
About Us:
BrandSafway is a leading global provider of access, specialized services, and forming and shoring solutions to the industrial, commercial and infrastructure markets. Through a network of ~340 strategic locations across 26 countries and ~40,000 employees, BrandSafway delivers a full range of industrial service solutions. BrandSafway supports maintenance and refurbishment projects as well as new construction and expansion plans with unmatched service from expert local labor and management. Today’s BrandSafway is At Work For You® — leveraging innovation and economies of scale to increase safety and productivity, while remaining nimble and responsive.
BrandSafway, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, special disabled or veteran status.
**Notice to all potential job candidates: **
Please be advised that BrandSafway will never require or ask for any fee from you in exchange for being considered, hired, promoted, transferred or having ongoing employment with us. It is a violation of our Code of Conduct if any employee requests any money or fee from you in exchange for tentatively special treatment or consideration. If anyone, regardless of whether an existing employee, or anyone else, requests payment of any fee in exchange for being hired into our company, you may confidentially contact our HR Compliance department at hrcompliance@brandsafway.com and provide the name of the individual and any other documentation or proof of such an act.
