
SIPA Lead (Lugoff, SC) - Austin Industrial - Per Diem Paid
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Job overview
The SIPA Foreman leads a crew of insulators and scaffold builders performing insulation work on industrial structures and equipment. The work includes selecting, measuring, cutting, fitting, and securing insulation materials according to blueprints. The role requires 2–3 years of insulator experience and includes outdoor work, work at heights, and physical demands. The schedule is 5/10's, with pay of $31 per hour and per diem of $85 for days worked.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
Rate: $31 USD per hour
Description
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.
To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial .
Pay Rate: $31/hour. Per diem: $85 paid for days worked. Schedule: 5/10's.
SIPA Foreman
The SIPA Foreman will work with a crew that will apply, remove, and repair insulating material to exposed surfaces or structures, such as air ducts, hot or cold pipes, storage tanks, boilers and buildings to help control noise and maintain temperatures. Other duties may be assigned.
Responsibilities
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Must have insulator skills and experience.
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Must be able to run a crew of Insulators and Scaffold Builders.
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Reads blueprints and selects required insulation material.
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Brush adhesives on or attach metal adhesive application to insulation material.
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Determine the amounts and selects required insulation material (in sheet, tubular, or roll form), such as fiberglass, foam rubber, Styrofoam, cork, and urethane based on material's ability to retain heat, location, surface, shape, and equipment use.
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Using tape measure or other measuring device, measure and cut insulation material to specified size and shape for covering flat or round surfaces, using handsaw, knife, or scissors.
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Fit, wrap or attach required insulation material around or to structure, following blueprint specifications.
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Cover or seal insulation with preformed plastic covers, canvas strips, sealant or tape to secure insulation to the structure - according to the type of insulation used and structure covered, using staple gun, trowel, paintbrush, or caulking gun.
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Must be able of working at heights.
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Capable of lifting a minimum of 50 pounds, climb ladders and stairs, and be able to stand for long periods of time.
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Must be capable of working outdoors in all types of weather conditions.
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Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education – no minimum education requirements.
Experience - 2-3 years of Insulator experience.
Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screen and background check, as condition of employment.
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.
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.
We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/who-we-are .
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 ( 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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How this job compares
Set against the 2,381 open Construction jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$31/hr
- US median$29–63/hr447 hourly ranges
This rate, $31/hr, is 33% below the US median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the middle half of Construction hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 58 open Construction jobs in South Carolina and 2,381 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Carolina
- J.E. Dunn Construction Company10 open
- Pike Corporation8 open
- CDM Smith7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Construction postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,767 postings).
- Education
- 691 of the 2,381 open Construction jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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