SCAFFOLD BUILDER LEADMAN - Austin Industrial - Westlake, LA

Austin Industries, Inc.; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a Scaffold Builder - Leadman to supervise the construction, assembly, maintenance, and dismantling of tubular scaffolding and temporary structures at our site. This role involves leading crews and ensuring safety and compliance on all scaffold activities.

The position requires 3–5 years of journeyman experience, a strong commitment to OSHA standards, and the ability to oversee erection and dismantling operations with precision and teamwork.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.
• Adheres to OSHA, site-specific, and Austin Industrial requirements for erecting and navigating scaffolding.

Responsibilities

• Work at heights with no fear.
• Determine type of scaffold needed and instruct on installation.
• Oversee transport and erection of tubular scaffold or other materials as directed.
• Hoist scaffolding materials to erect temporary structures.
• Secure and level locking sections of scaffolding.
• Secure scaffold to permanent structures for stability.
• Supervise dismantling when instructed.
• Inspect and store scaffolding materials after dismantling.
• Perform final inspection of completed scaffolding.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Scaffold construction

Supervision

OSHA compliance

Education

No minimum education requirements

Job 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.

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.

Scaffold Builder - Leadman

This person will supervise in the construction, assembly, maintenance, and dismantling of tubular 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 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.
• 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

Education

no minimum education requirements.

Experience

3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

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

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