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