Scaffolder
821712 · Very Heavy Next-day ready Career data Verified
Riggers assemble and repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, and for film and stage productions.
Most common salary $56k – $96k
Upper salary up to $122k
Training 0-2 years
Description
Erects and dismantles scaffolding to provide work platforms on building and industrial sites, and for temporary structures such as staging and seating.
Typical work tasks
- Fits and bolts tubes, support braces and components to form bases and build up scaffolding; lifts and positions sections of scaffolding; erects guard rails, guy wires, ropes and clamps, laying planks and hanging safety nets; dismantles and removes scaffolding from building sites.
Typical work environment
- Works outdoors predominantly and occasionally indoors mostly to erect temporary platform structures that enable building construction or renovation work to be carried out.
- Works in most weather conditions other than high winds and heavy rain or similar.
- Frequently works at extreme heights and in precarious situations.
- Wears protective equipment such as safety harness and hard hats.
- Worksites may be dusty and noisy.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Heavy to very heavy physical demand levels.
- Stands frequently to assemble piping and planking and walks about work areas to move piping, planks and metal clamps.
- May sit while tightening clamps.
- Uses upper limbs and body to stretch up and across on a frequent basis in order to carry out lifting moving and assembly tasks such as bolting components in place.
- Frequently climbs and works off high ladders and platforms or slings suspended from cranes.
- Occasionally squats, crouches or kneels in order to carry out assembly tasks.
- Bends frequently.
- Frequently twists body or neck when carrying out required tasks.
- Contact with skin irritants or water is not a significant component of the job.
- Frequently lifts, carries, pushes or pulls materials and heavy components into place.
- Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements are required when carrying, bolting or otherwise assembling scaffolding components.
- Driving of trucks/small cranes or loaders may be required to facilitate to sites and away from when work is completed.
- Uses a range of hand equipment to tighten and undo bolts and clamps.
- Mental skills necessary include practical technical and problem-solving skills.
Entry signal Reviewed
Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. Flagged next-day ready.
Entry barrier Experience or on-job training
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 4
Next-day ready Yes
How this was determined (model-generated): Can enter as supervised trainee/labourer with no entry req; full qualification (apprenticeship) only to work unsupervised.
Entry Requirements
- There are no entry requirements to work as an unqualified scaffolder working in a labouring capacity or as a trainee, as long as work is under the supervision of a qualified scaffolder (ANZSCO Skill Level 4). To qualify employees must do an apprenticeship and achieve a national certificate in scaffolding, or hold an equivalent international qualification.
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.