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