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