Scaffold Apprentice

The Brock Group provides specialty craft and maintenance services to key industries across North America. We are dedicated to offering the safest and highest quality service and solutions. We view ourselves as partners with our customers, our employees and the communities in which we operate. Our performance-driven culture is led by having and developing the best people, the most efficient processes and the right tools for the job.

Summary :

A Scaffold Apprentice is responsible for assisting in building, demoing, staging and modifying components of scaffolding.

Responsibilities :

• Promote, demonstrate and instill Brock's Bsafe and Bbest culture in all aspects of the business
• Comply with all manufacturer's specifications
• Work closely with assigned Mentor as per SSW Program
• Follow all Brock, Contractor's, and governmental safety requirements
• Perform work in accordance with Contractor Specifications
• Follow the applicable Brock, Contractor, and governmental safety requirements
• Take direction from the Scaffold Journeyman and Foreman to learn the proper tools and equipment to use for specified tasks
• Develop ability to read specifications, such as blueprints
• Develop ability to install steel pipes, support braces and clamps to form bases for scaffold
• Develop ability to identify the type of scaffolding material to be used for the job (frame, tube & clamp, system)
• Sort, organize and count material
• Complete safety paperwork such as FLRA?s, Sharp Cards, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Other information :

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements :

Skills & Abilities :

Education & Experience :

Working Conditions :

ORIENTATION - Must be able to successfully pass Brock and / or Safety Council Site Specific Orientation requirements.

HEAVY WORK - Lifting up to 50 pounds of force from the floor to the waist and 35 pounds of force from the waist to above shoulder.

CLIMBING - Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, and the like, to elevations in excess of feet, to maintain three-point contact at all times.

LADDERS - Using vertical ladders Frequently up to feet - Activity exists up to 60% of the work shift.

STAIRS & RAMPS - Using stairs or ramps : Occasionally up to feet - Activity exists up to 40% of the work shift.

BALANCING - Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, on unprotected elevated surfaces using fall protection equipment; or maintaining body equilibrium when performing scaffold construction at elevations using fall protection equipment. Frequently - Activity exists up to 60% of the work shift.

STOOPING - Bending body downward and forward by bending at the waist, requiring full use of the leg and back muscles on a repetitive basis. Frequently - Activity exists up to 60% of the work shift.

KNEELING - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. Occasionally - Activity exists up to 40% of the work shift.