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Job Description
Build rough wooden structures, such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel, bridge, or sewer supports, billboard signs, and temporary frame shelters, according to sketches, blueprints, or oral instructions.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2031.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Rough Carpenters”.
Also Known As…
- Rough Carpenters
- Union Carpenter
- Rough Carpenter
- Journeyman Carpenter
- Form Carpenter
- Carpenter
- Bridge Repair Crew Person
- Bridge Carpenter
- Apprentice Carpenter
- Wharf Builder
- Ventilation Worker
- Trestle Mechanic
- Trestle Builder
- Timberman
- Timber Framer
- Stopping Builder
- Stage Builder
- Sign Erector and Repairer
- Set Builder
- Scenery Builder
- Scaffold Builder
- Rustic Fence Builder
- Platform Builder
- Piledriver Carpenter
- Partition Setter
- Lead Carpenter
- Jalousies Installer
- Iron Worker
- House Carpenter
- Hewer
- Hammerman
- Hammerer
- Framing Mechanic
- Framer
- Form Setter
- Form Raiser
- Form Maker
- Form Layer
- Form Builder
- Engine Setter
- Dock Builder
- Closet Builder
- Carpenter Foreman
- Bridge Mechanic
- Brattice Builder
- Braddisher
- Bracer
Tasks for “Bridge Carpenter”
- Measure materials or distances, using square, measuring tape, or rule to lay out work.
- Cut or saw boards, timbers, or plywood to required size, using handsaw, power saw, or woodworking machine.
- Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
- Install rough door and window frames, subflooring, fixtures, or temporary supports in structures undergoing construction or repair.
- Examine structural timbers and supports to detect decay, and replace timbers as required, using hand tools, nuts, and bolts.
- Bore boltholes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill.
- Build sleds from logs and timbers for use in hauling camp buildings and machinery through wooded areas.
- Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.
- Fabricate parts, using woodworking and metalworking machines.
- Build chutes for pouring concrete.
- Erect forms, framework, scaffolds, hoists, roof supports, or chutes, using hand tools, plumb rule, and level.
- Study blueprints and diagrams to determine dimensions of structure or form to be constructed.
- Assemble and fasten material together to construct wood or metal framework of structure, using bolts, nails, or screws.
- Mark cutting lines on materials, using pencil and scriber.
- Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
Related Technology & Tools
- Templates
- Radial arm saws
- Miter saws
- Air compressors
- Water levels
- Pump jacks
- Ladder jacks
- Table saws
- Pry bars
- A-frame levels
- Squares
- Rulers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Ladders
- Laser levels
- Carpentry transits
- Power generators
- Power sanders
- Sliding t-bevels
- Framing squares
- Screw jacks
- Caulking guns
- Hand saws
- Electric impact wrenches
- Protractors
- Rotary hammers
- Saw guides
- Hammer staplers
- Pettibones
- Calipers
- Utility knives
- Ladder levelers
- Layout bars
- Worm-drive saws
- Power routers
- Wall-lifting jacks
- Respirators
- Visible beam laser levels
- Beam saws
- Portable routers
- Mini pry bars
- Self-stopping levels
- Non-conducting ladders
- Right triangles
- Marking gauges
- Power staple guns
- Truck cranes
- Power drills
- Notebook computers
- Sledgehammers
- Hard hats
- Chainsaw jigs
- Impact wrenches
- Torpedo levels
- Plumb bobs
- Personal computers
- Power saws
- Pneumatic nail guns
- Cross-curve tape measures
- Laser measuring tools
- Nail guns
- Digital levels
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Theodolites
- Cat's paws
- Magnetized levels
- Work boots
- Plumb lines
- Reciprocating saws
- Rough terrain forklifts
- Bandsaws
- Snips
- Bullseye levels
- Combination squares
- Measuring tapes
- Fold-up ladders
- Story pole tape measures
- Carpenters' levels
- Push sticks
- Spirit levels
- Level jigs
- Framing hammers
- Circular saws
- Multi-tip screwdrivers
- Needlenose pliers
- Infrared laser levels
- Dado blades
- Hand planers
- Belt sanders
- Hammers
- Moisture meters
- Drill presses
- Beam-lifting jacks
- Fall arrest systems
- Extension ladders
- Straight screwdrivers
- Lock levels
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Windows
- Drawing and drafting software
- Microsoft Excel
- Bosch Punch List