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