Scaffold Builder Level 6 Lead - Austin Industrial (Houston, TX)

Austin Industries, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a Scaffolding Lead for Houston project sites to supervise construction, assembly, maintenance, and dismantling of tubular scaffolding and other temporary structures.

The role requires 4 years of journeyman-level experience, NCCER Scaffolding certification, TWIC card, and a valid driver’s license. Candidates must comply with OSHA and site requirements and be able to work at heights safely.

Qualifications

• 4 years of Journeyman-level experience.

Responsibilities

• Work at heights with no fear; supervise installation and dismantling of tubular scaffolding or temporary structures.
• Oversight of transport tubular scaffold or other structural material and erects the scaffold as instructed.
• Hoists scaffolding materials upward to erect temporary structure.
• Properly secures scaffold to the permanent structure for stability.
• Adheres to OSHA and site requirements for erecting and navigation of the scaffolding.
• Supervises dismantling of scaffolding when instructed.
• Inspects and stores scaffolding material after dismantling.
• Performs final inspection of completed scaffolding.

Education

NCCER-Scaff Bldr PV

TWIC Card

Valid Driver's License

Job description

Scaffold Builder Level 6 Lead - Austin Industrial (Houston, TX)

Job Category: Hourly Craft

Requisition Number: SCAFF034207

• Posted : September 24, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Rate : $27 USD per hour

Locations

Showing 1 location

Houston, 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 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 Industries 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 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 the ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Experience: 4 years of Journeyman-level experience.

Certification/License: NCCER, a Valid Driver’s License, and a TWIC Card

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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Qualifications

Experience

Required

4 years:

4 years of Journeyman-level experience.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

TWIC Card

NCCER-Scaff Bldr PV

Valid Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer
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