Scaffold Builder

Acadian Contractors, Inc. continues to grow!

ABOUT US
Acadian Contractors is located in Abbeville, Louisiana on the Vermillion River. We opened our doors in 1973 and have grown to become one of the busiest, most in-demand, accurate and stable companies in the industry. Even so - most people have still never heard of us. Why do we remain one of the best kept secrets in oilfield construction? That's simple... If you don't make mistakes... you don't make headlines.

We pride ourselves on treating all of our employees with respect, rewarding those who live up to expectations and providing the safest workplace and the highest standards when it comes to tools, technology and equipment. Our team works in over 100,000 square feet of fabrication shops located on 125 acres of yard on both sides of the Vermillion River with 2 water access slips, all just minutes from the Gulf of Mexico. This allows us to do big, long-term jobs with ease and accuracy.

GREAT BENEFITS!
Health Insurance - Cafeteria Plan - Paid Vacation - Sick Leave - Short & Long Term Disability - Safety Incentive Program

SECOND TO NONE SAFETY RECORD
Our commitment to safety is passionate and not just lip service to make a press release sound pretty...
Safety is a Top Priority at Acadian Contractors, Inc.

OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT
Promote from within policy. Average Acadian employee tenure: 18 years

• What you'll do

• The Scaffold Builder position requires the person to demonstrate the ability to erect, inspect, repair, dismantle, maintain, and identify scaffolds for construction services.

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  • Duties
    
    
    
    • Ability to read a tape and work with hand tools.
    • Assist the foreman in documenting job.
    • Mentoring new employees in safety and in their job task.
    • Able to identify emergency equipment and posted signs.
    • Able to read a tape and work with hand tools.
    • Attend JSEA for each specific job and when the job scope changes.
    • Work and interact with other crew members in a professional humane manner.
    • Interact with customer in a manner that insures good customer relations and effective/efficient job completion.
    • Follow all safety rules, safety guidelines and safe work practices.
    • Assist in the inventory count, properly racking, stacking and banding of all material.
    • Erect/Dismantle scaffold in tight quarters and cramped areas.
    • Inspect and update existing tag on scaffold daily as scaffold are complete or modified.
    • Practice good housekeeping that is environmentally friendly and a zero tolerance overboard.
    • Practice/Perform Safe rigging duties and inspecting equipment.
    • Construction, revision, modification and dismantling of all types of scaffolds according to OSHA standard 1946.451.
    • Assist production and construction in rigging, fire watch, back loading boat etc.
    • Design the scaffold to provide access to areas designated by the customer.
    • Immediately report all Incidents, no matter how small, to Supervisor
    • Supply identification for scaffolds
    • Ensure fall protection methods are available, adequate and maintained on scaffold assemblies for personnel that may have the possibility for the use of an erected scaffold.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

• What you need to know
• Preferably 1-2 year Minimum Experience in Scaffold Building
• Education
• Preferably high school diploma or equivalent