Job Description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services 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. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost efficiency.

Scaffolding Superintendent

Oversee scaffolding operations on construction sites, ensuring safety, compliance with regulations, and efficient management of scaffolding teams. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervision and Management: Oversee the erection, modification, and dismantling of scaffolding structures, ensuring all tasks are performed safely and efficiently.
• Safety Compliance: Ensure that all scaffolding activities comply with legal and industry safety standards, conducting regular inspections and risk assessments.
• Team Coordination: Plan and allocate work to scaffolding crews, providing guidance and support to ensure high-quality workmanship.
• Training: Train new staff on safety protocols and proper scaffolding techniques, fostering a culture of safety and compliance within the team.
• Documentation: Maintain records of inspections, incidents, and maintenance work, ensuring accurate documentation for compliance and safety audits.
• Collaboration: Liaise with other project supervisors and management to align scaffolding plans with project timelines and objectives.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education – A high school diploma or equivalent preferred

Certifications/ Licenses- Relevant certifications in scaffolding and construction safety, such as the CISRS Scaffolding Supervisor/Manager Training, are preferred

Experience- Previous experience in scaffolding work and supervisory roles is highly valued, along with a strong commitment to safety regulations.

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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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.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial

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 become the property of the Company.

Accessibility Note

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