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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
- Brattice Builder
- Braddisher
- Bracer
Tasks for “Bridge Mechanic”
- Build sleds from logs and timbers for use in hauling camp buildings and machinery through wooded areas.
- Cut or saw boards, timbers, or plywood to required size, using handsaw, power saw, or woodworking machine.
- 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.
- Assemble and fasten material together to construct wood or metal framework of structure, using bolts, nails, or screws.
- Build chutes for pouring concrete.
- Erect forms, framework, scaffolds, hoists, roof supports, or chutes, using hand tools, plumb rule, and level.
- Fabricate parts, using woodworking and metalworking machines.
- Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
- Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
- Bore boltholes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill.
- Study blueprints and diagrams to determine dimensions of structure or form to be constructed.
- Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.
- Measure materials or distances, using square, measuring tape, or rule to lay out work.
- Mark cutting lines on materials, using pencil and scriber.
Related Technology & Tools
- Extension ladders
- Laser levels
- Carpenters' levels
- Visible beam laser levels
- Beam saws
- Mini pry bars
- Theodolites
- Lock levels
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Power generators
- A-frame levels
- Story pole tape measures
- Air compressors
- Drill presses
- Sledgehammers
- Power staple guns
- Marking gauges
- Chainsaw jigs
- Bullseye levels
- Hand planers
- Plumb bobs
- Level jigs
- Ladder jacks
- Cross-curve tape measures
- Work boots
- Bandsaws
- Power sanders
- Magnetized levels
- Fall arrest systems
- Pettibones
- Personal computers
- Measuring tapes
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Needlenose pliers
- Dado blades
- Layout bars
- Straight screwdrivers
- Framing squares
- Multi-tip screwdrivers
- Infrared laser levels
- Fold-up ladders
- Laser measuring tools
- Worm-drive saws
- Spirit levels
- Moisture meters
- Pump jacks
- Miter saws
- Sliding t-bevels
- Carpentry transits
- Belt sanders
- Hammer staplers
- Ladders
- Rough terrain forklifts
- Saw guides
- Hammers
- Wall-lifting jacks
- Combination squares
- Water levels
- Ladder levelers
- Portable routers
- Hand saws
- Self-stopping levels
- Non-conducting ladders
- Rulers
- Push sticks
- Pneumatic nail guns
- Templates
- Radial arm saws
- Pry bars
- Respirators
- Electric impact wrenches
- Power routers
- Right triangles
- Truck cranes
- Screw jacks
- Cat's paws
- Snips
- Beam-lifting jacks
- Calipers
- Table saws
- Torpedo levels
- Plumb lines
- Power drills
- Notebook computers
- Power saws
- Reciprocating saws
- Rotary hammers
- Caulking guns
- Circular saws
- Hard hats
- Digital levels
- Squares
- Impact wrenches
- Utility knives
- Framing hammers
- Nail guns
- Protractors
- Drawing and drafting software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Bosch Punch List
- Microsoft Word