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