SCAFFOLD BUILDER LEADMAN - Austin Industrial - Westlake, LA

Austin-Industrial; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial in Lake Charles, LA is seeking a scaffold builder supervisor to oversee the construction, assembly, maintenance, and dismantling of tubular scaffolding and temporary structures on-site.

Responsibilities include selecting scaffold type, guiding installation, hoisting materials, and ensuring compliance with OSHA and site rules. Candidates should have 3–5 years journeyman experience and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of journeyman level experience.

Responsibilities

• Determine type of scaffold needed and instruct on how to install.
• Oversight of transport 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.
• Supervises the dismantling of 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.

Skills

Journeyman level experience

Work at heights

Job description

Job Category: Craft

Requisition Number: SCAFF034346

• Posted : September 30, 2026
• Full-Time
• Rate : $29 USD per hour

Locations

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Lake Charles, LA, 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 supervise in the construction, assembly, maintenance, and dismantlingoftubular scaffolding or other temporary structures.Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at heights with no fear.
• Determines type of scaffold needed and how to properly instruct on how to install.
• Oversight of transport 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.
• Supervises thedismantlingof 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.
• 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.

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 accommodations 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 Required for this Position:

Experience – 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

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 (e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Accessibility Note

• Please contact the People Services Teamat [phone].

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Valid Driver's License

Equal Opportunity EmployerThis 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.