Level lll Rope Tech 2 Austin Industrial (La Porte TX)

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance construction and soft craft service 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.

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We are seeking a skilled and safety-conscious Rope Access Technician 3 to join our team. This role involves performing maintenance inspections and repairs in hard-to-reach areas using rope access techniques. The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical background and be comfortable working at heights in various environments including construction sites. Involves overseeing and performing advanced rope access work in various industries such as construction inspection and maintenance. Level 5 technicians is a senior professional in rope access typically with advanced skills leadership experience and the ability to manage complex operations. This role combines technical rope access expertise with supervisory and safety leadership responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• • Lead Rope Access Operations: Oversee and direct rope access work for complex projects including high-rise buildings bridges offshore platforms wind turbines and industrial structures

  • Equipment Management: Rig deploy and maintain advanced rope access systems (ropes harnesses anchors pulleys) ensuring all gear is safe and fit for purpose before use

  • Inspections & Maintenance: Conduct detailed visual photographic and technical inspections of structural components coatings and systems documenting findings in comprehensive reports

  • Trade-Specific Tasks: Perform specialized trade work such as welding grinding concrete repair sealant application painting or electrical/mechanical installations at height

  • Safety Leadership: Enforce strict adherence to safety protocols work plans and risk assessments (e.g. IRATA SPRAT ANSI Z359.14)

  • Pre-Job Planning: Participate in Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) toolbox talks and pre-job briefings to ensure all hazards and emergency procedures are understood

  • Rescue & Emergency Response: Lead or coordinate rope access rescues and first aid procedures when required

  • Team Coordination: Supervise and train junior rope technicians coordinate with other trades and ensure efficient project completion

  • Documentation & Compliance: Log all rope access work report incidents and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and company safety standards

  • Continuous Improvement: Update skills and knowledge through ongoing training refresher courses and participation in industry safety initiatives

  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education no minimum education requirements.

Experience: 4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Certification/Licenses: ASNT Level II certification NCCER a Valid Drivers License and a TWIC Card.

Physical Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit stand walk climb balance stoop kneel crouch crawl reach and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting carrying pushing or pulling up to 50 pounds working at elevations on uneven surfaces or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual hearing communication and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read comprehend and follow safety procedures work instructions and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions temperature extremes noise dust fumes moving equipment vibration and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer site regulatory medical and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety quality and productivity expectations.

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 Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e. payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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