Scaffolder

Erect and dismantle structures

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As a scaffolder, you erect and dismantle scaffolding to provide work platforms on building and industrial sites. You may also provide temporary structures such as staging and seating.

Related roles include steel fixer, which involves positioning and securing steel bars and mesh to reinforce concrete structures. A structural steel erector erects and dismantles frames for buildings and other structures. A construction rigger assembles and installs rigging gear, while a crane chaser directs the movement of loads.

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Benefits

  • No formal qualification required
  • Outdoor work
  • Physical work
A typical day may involve
  • Fitting and bolting tubes, braces and components to form bases and build up scaffolding
  • Lifting and positioning sections of scaffolding
  • Erecting guard rails, guy wires, ropes and clamps, laying planks and hanging safety nets
  • Dismantling and removing scaffolding from building sites
    • It helps to be good at
  • Physical tasks
  • Communicating clearly
  • Using tools and machines
  • Working at heights

    • Qualifications/ Equivalent Certification and Experience

  • Cert III Scaffolding
  • Cert III Rigging
  • Cert III Steelfixing
  • Traineeship
    • You may be able to work in
  • Construction
  • Mining

    • Related roles

    • Steel fixer
    • Builder’s labourer
    • Crane, hoist or lift operator