Brown & Root Industrial Services, Llc
Provides integrated industrial services including engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance.
Scaffold Helper
Builds, positions, and dismantles wooden scaffolding and forms.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The role involves building, positioning, and dismantling wooden structures such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel and sewer supports, and temporary frame shelters, following sketches, blueprints, or company standards. • Examine, select, and gather materials and tools. • Review blueprints and specifications to determine structure dimensions. • Inspect base surface for obstructions. • Load, transport, and unload material. • Measure boards, timbers, or plywood and mark cutting lines. • Use carpentry hand tools such as hammers, levels, squares, screwdrivers, wrenches, saws, drills, and pry bars. • Assemble scaffolds with handrails, mid‑rails, braces, planks, toe boards, screening, locking pins, and wheels per specifications. • Brace forms in place with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts for concrete work. • Secure scaffolding to permanent structures by tying. • Erect scaffolding for buildings and install ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms, and gangways. • Set and brace anchor bolts. • Rig materials as needed. • Perform minor maintenance or cleaning on tools and equipment. • Observe and comply with all safety and project rules. • Make decisions based on measurable criteria. • Plan work and select proper tools. • Compare and differentiate size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects. • Provide medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and AD&D coverage. • Allow flexible work schedules and support career advancement through training.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸formwork
- ▸scaffolding
- ▸material handling
- ▸tool selection
- ▸safety compliance
- ▸blueprint review
What You Bring
Helpers are classified from 0 to 42 months of experience, with a preferred minimum of six months documented field experience in their chosen craft discipline. They must be able to read and interpret instructions and documentation, and the level of job responsibilities varies with months of experience and assigned job step. A high school diploma or equivalent, combined with relevant field experience, is typically required. Workers rely on established guidelines, perform tasks under immediate supervision, and are expected to apply basic mathematics, make decisions based on measurable criteria, and plan work using proper tools. Physical demands include standing (60% of the time), walking (20%), and sitting (20%); lifting up to 50 lb, carrying 40 lb, and pushing/pulling 70 ft‑lb. The job also requires constant climbing and balancing, frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, and fingering. • Saw boards and plywood panels to required sizes. • Apply basic mathematics and solve problems.
Requirements
- ▸sawing
- ▸math
- ▸problem solving
- ▸field experience
- ▸high school
- ▸physical demands
Benefits
Brown & Root Industrial Services is an equal‑opportunity employer and offers competitive lifestyle benefits such as a 401(k) plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, paid time off, flexible work schedules, and opportunities for professional training and development. • Offer 401(k) plan with company match. • Include flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and paid time off.
Work Environment
Onsite