Scaffold Lead: Onsite Erection & Safety Champion

Scaffold Leadman - Austin Industrial (La Porte, TX) Job Category: Craft Requisition Number: SCAFF031259 Posted: May 18, 2026 Full-Time Location: Austin Industrial, La Porte, TX Overview Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services 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. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency. Responsibilities Work at heights and use basic hand tools on site. Determine the type of scaffold needed. Transport, erect, hoist, secure, level, and lock scaffold components. Secure scaffold to permanent structures for stability. Adhere to OSHA, site specific, and Austin Industrial requirements. Dismantle scaffolds when directed and inspect for the final inspection. Inspect and store scaffold materials after dismantling. Perform final inspection of completed scaffolding. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications 1-2 years of scaffolding experience preferred. TWIC Card required. Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform tasks requiring standing, climbing, and using both hands. Close, distance, peripheral, and depth vision. 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 lbs and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr