Scaffold Builder Helper - Austin Industrial (Houston, TX)

About Austin Industrial: Austin Industrial provides premier self‑perform maintenance, construction, and soft‑craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. For more than 60 years the company has offered single‑source solutions to customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Learn more.

Responsibilities

• Work at heights without fear.
• Transport tubular scaffold or other structural material and erect the scaffold as instructed by the scaffold builder.
• Hoist scaffolding materials upward to erect temporary structures.
• Properly secure and level locking sections of scaffolding material.
• Secure scaffold to the permanent structure for added stability.
• Adhere to all OSHA, site‑specific, and Austin Industrial requirements for erecting and navigating scaffolding.
• Pass materials and tools to the Journeyman as needed.
• Dismantle scaffolding when properly communicated to do so.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education – no minimum education requirements.
• Experience – 6+ months experience in an industrial setting preferred.
• Certification/License – a valid TWIC card and driver’s license.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. The position may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills are required 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 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 wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness‑for‑duty requirements applicable to the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.