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