Scaffold Builder- Austin Industrial (La Porte, TX)

Austin Industries, Inc.; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a Scaffold Builder for the La Porte, TX area. You will assist in the construction, assembly, maintenance, and dismantling of tubular scaffolding or other temporary structures, and work at heights with basic hand tools.

Responsibilities include transporting materials, erecting scaffolding as instructed, securing and inspecting structures, and complying with OSHA and site-specific requirements. Equal opportunity employer. Accessibility support available.

Qualifications

• 2 years of scaffold builder experience preferred.
• Ability to work at heights and handle basic hand tools.
• Understand and follow safety procedures and site requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in construction, assembly, maintenance, and dismantling of tubular scaffolding or temporary structures.
• Work at heights and move scaffold materials as directed.
• Inspect and secure scaffolding and ensure stability and safety on site.
• Adhere to OSHA and site requirements and report any issues.

Skills

Scaffold experience

Height work

Tool handling

Job description

Scaffold Builder- Austin Industrial (La Porte, TX)

Job Category: Craft

Requisition Number: SCAFF034863

• Posted : October 20, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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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.

This person will assist in the construction, assembly, maintenance, and dismantling oftubular scaffolding or other temporary structures.Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at heights with no fear.
• Has basic hand tools to bring to site.
• Determines type of scaffold needed.
• Transports tubular scaffold or other structural material and erects the scaffold as instructed by the scaffold builder.
• Hoists scaffolding materials upward in order to erect temporary structure.
• Properly secures and levels locking sections of scaffolding material.
• Properly secures scaffold to the permanent structure for added stability.
• Adheres to all OSHA, site specific and Austin Industrial requirements for the erecting and navigation of the scaffolding.
• Dismantles scaffolding when it has been properly communicated to do so.
• Inspects and properly stows scaffolding material after dismantling.
• Performs final inspection of completed scaffolding.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Experience – 2-3 years’ experience in a Scaffolding preferred.

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

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.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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.

Accessibility Note

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact People Services Teamat[phone].

Qualifications

Experience

Required

2 years:

2 years:

Scaffold Builder experience

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Valid Driver's License

TWIC Card

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.