Scaffold Builder Helper - Austin Industrial (Freeport, TX)

Austin-Industrial; Freeport (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a Scaffold Builder Helper for the Freeport, TX site. The role supports scaffold builders in construction, maintenance, and dismantling of tubular scaffolding, with emphasis on safety and procedural compliance.

Applicants should have 6+ months of industrial experience and hold a TWIC card and a valid driver’s license. This is an on-site, full-time position requiring physical ability to lift and maneuver up to 50 pounds and work at heights.

Qualifications

• 6+ months experience in an Industrial setting preferred.
• Valid TWIC Card and Driver's License required.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and work at heights.

Responsibilities

• Assist Scaffold Builders in construction, assembly, and dismantling of tubular scaffolding.
• Transport materials and erect scaffolds as instructed by scaffold builders.
• Hoist scaffolding materials to create temporary structures.
• Secure and level scaffolding components, and anchor to permanent structures.
• Adhere to OSHA, site requirements and company safety rules.
• Pass tools to Journeyman; dismantle scaffolding when directed.
• Build barricades around excavation or equipment; act as confined space and fire watch.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Work at heights

Material handling

Safety compliance

Team collaboration

Education

TWIC Card

Driver's License

Tools

TWIC Card

Driver's License

Job description

Scaffold Builder Helper - Austin Industrial (Freeport, TX)

Job Category : Hourly Craft

Requisition Number : SCAFF034880

• Posted : October 20, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Freeport, TX, USA

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 Scaffold Builders 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.
• 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.
• Pass materials and tools to Journeyman as needed.
• Dismantles scaffolding when it has been properly communicated to do so.
• Build quality barricades around excavation or equipment as needed.
• Confined space attendant.
• Fire watch.
• Equipment watches attendant.
• 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:

Experience - 6+ months experience in an Industrial setting preferred.

Certification/License - A Valid TWIC Card and Driver's License.

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.

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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Licenses & Certifications

Required

Valid Driver's License

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