Job Description:Desirable skills for a scaffolder include:
Ability to work confidently at heights
Excellent hand-eye coordination
Good level of physical fitness
Awareness of health and safety
Ability to understand technical drawings and plans
Good written and verbal communication skills.
The responsibilities of a scaffolder include:
Unloading scaffolding equipment on-site
Ensuring a stable base for scaffolding
Erecting scaffolding poles
Fixing scaffolding to buildings or structures
Laying planks for workers to walk on
Fixing guard rails and safety netting
Dismantling scaffolding when a project is complete
Creating different kinds of platforms, from simple scaffolding through to complex structures such as suspended scaffolding, cantilever drops and temporary roofs
Working on-site in all weather.
Determining job requirements and planning/configuring scaffolding
Erection of scaffolding of various types, establishing platforms and safety measures
Dismantling and removing on completion
Undertaking checking/assessing and when directed
Help to identify hazards, defects and the need for adjustment or repair; to ensure compliance with agreed codes, law, working practices and health and safety
Carry out planned tasks in accordance with contract/agreed requirements
