SIPA Supervisor (Scaffold / Soft Craft Operations Supervisor)

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

Austin Industrial is currently seeking an experienced SIPA Supervisor (Scaffold / Soft Craft Operations Supervisor) to support our site operations in McIntosh, AL. The SIPA Supervisor will oversee daily scaffold, insulation, paint, and asbestos operations, working closely with customer operations and Austin Industrial leadership. This individual will lead crews, coordinate resources, and ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with site and regulatory requirements.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise the construction, use, and dismantling of temporary scaffold structures
• Serve as Scaffold Competent Person, ensuring compliance and safety prior to scaffold use
• Supervise insulation work on buildings, vessels, and pipelines
• Provide oversight of paint and asbestos-related activities as required
• Coordinate work planning, execution, and completion with customer operations
• Lead and mentor craft employees; maintain positive employee and customer relationships
• Ensure work is completed per job packages, safety policies, and quality standards
• Conduct field inspections, safety observations, and crew briefings
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting related to work activities

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience with a strong emphasis on scaffold supervision
• Background as a Scaffold Supervisor or General Foreman
• Experience in additional SIPA trades including insulation, paint, and asbestos
• Scaffold Competent Person training and certification required
• NCCER Scaffold or Foreman certification preferred (not required)
• Journeyman-level experience in applicable soft craft trade(s)
• Strong working knowledge of scaffold systems and safe work practices
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, job packages, and technical documentation
• Proven leadership, communication, and customer service skills

Requirements

• SAP and KRONOS Experience preferred
• Knowledge of production planning, scheduling, and process controls
• Experience working in a chemical or heavy industrial environment
• Must possess a valid driver’s license to operate plant vehicles
• TWIC Card required
• Ability and willingness to work any shift, including nights, weekends, overtime, and call-ins to support operations
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• No sponsorship or visa support available

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

• This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

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• If you are a job seeker with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at (877) 831-1217.