Job Summary:
A Scaffold Helper position assists Scaffold Builders in assembling and dismantling wooden structures, such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel, and sewer supports, and temporary frame shelters, according to sketches, blueprints, or company standards.
- Level IV: Competent to complete Journeyman level Scaffold tasks with minimal supervision.
Overview of Primary Duties:
- Assist with erecting and dismantling scaffolding; inspect and sort scaffolding as required.
- May load and unload scaffold components and equipment.
- Assist with set up hoisting equipment for raising and placing scaffold components.
- Ability to use ropes and harnesses or ladders to access scaffolding sites.
- Learned knowledge of drawings, assemble scaffolding from parts.
- Assist with bolt or screw sections together.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of scaffold components using plumb bob, level, or other instruments.
- Cut, trim, or drill scaffold components for fit using hand and power tools.
- Ability to select gear, such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weight and size, facilities, and work schedule.
- Assist with assembling and installation of supporting structures, rigging, hoists, and pulling gear, using hand and power tools.
- Assist with fabrication and care of rigging, such as slings, tackle, and ladders, using hand and power tools.
- Ability and assist with selection of scaffold component sizes and types and related materials, such as supports, hangers, and hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications.
- Maintaining and up-keep of scaffolding materials, in proper order
- Demonstrate Yates Core Values and Principles
- Follow Yates Code of Conduct
- Safety Responsibilities and Expectations
- Responsible for refusing unsafe work and for carrying out all work by the established Yates Safety Procedures and Work Practices
- Report all incidents, near hits, and hazards to management.
- Required to wear and maintain personal PPE.
- Advise fellow employees of hazardous situations.
- Participate in workplace inspections.
- Comply with statutory requirements, including duty of care.
- Participate in required and assigned training.
- Provide suggestions to improve Safety.
- Present a mature approach to working safely.
- Attend prestart and Safety meetings and contribute.
- Other related duties as needed and assigned by Field Supervision.
- This is not an all-inclusive list of tasks an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are assigned.
Qualifications:
Level IV:
- Thirty-six (36) + months of heavy industrial-related scaffold experience
- Other verified experiences or certifications with scaffold experience Level III:
- Twenty-four (24) to thirty-five (35) months of heavy industrial-related scaffold experience Level II:
- Twelve (12) to twenty-three (23) months of heavy industrial-related scaffold experience Level I:
- Zero (0) to eleven (11) months of heavy industrial-related scaffold experience
- One (1) year of industrial experience
Requirements:
- Must have the ability to read and interpret instructions and documentation
- Personal hand tools required for craft as established on the Yates Industrial Minimum Tool List
- Successful completion of required Safety training to include, but not limited to, Confined Space, LOTO, and Working at Heights
Physical Demands/Essential Job Functions:
This job description reflects an assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This is not an all-inclusive list of functions that an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are assigned.
Physical requirements for this role may include but are not limited to:
- All weather conditions at varying temperatures
- Work at varying elevations
- Will work in windy and dusty environments
- Moderate to high noise levels
- The project site will contain light to heavy equipment vehicles, small to large equipment, materials, communication equipment, and tools
- Ability to hear bells, whistles, and alarms
- Required to wear safety-approved body harnesses when working at 4’ or above
- Required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting, climbing, and lifting
- Ability to talk and hear to communicate
- Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, and pull objects, materials, controls, and tools
- Must be able to lift, carry, and move heavy objects up to 25 lbs.
- Will use vision abilities to focus, see short and long distances, colors, depth perception, and peripheral vision
About Yates Construction
Ranked among the top commercial and industrial construction companies in the country by Engineering News-Record, Yates Construction is family-owned. It provides a wide range of construction and building services. Incorporated in 1964 by William G. Yates Jr., we have steadily grown to become one of the nation's top commercial and industrial construction companies. We are financially sound, with a significant bonding capacity and vast personnel and equipment resources.
Our portfolio includes commercial and industrial projects from various sectors, including arts and culture, civil, commercial, education, entertainment and gaming, federal, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, municipal, retail, and technology. We work hard to understand our client's business needs and continually look for opportunities to add value to them and their projects.
Our client relationships are the foundation of our success, and our primary goal is to help each client achieve their vision. We do this by carefully managing the details and complexities of each project and communicating constantly with all team members.
Yates Construction is a military-friendly employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics, in addition to federal and state law requirements.
Yates complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities.
