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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
- Jalousies Installer
- Iron Worker
- 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 “Lead Carpenter”
- Measure materials or distances, using square, measuring tape, or rule to lay out work.
- Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
- Study blueprints and diagrams to determine dimensions of structure or form to be constructed.
- Fabricate parts, using woodworking and metalworking machines.
- Cut or saw boards, timbers, or plywood to required size, using handsaw, power saw, or woodworking machine.
- 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.
- Mark cutting lines on materials, using pencil and scriber.
- Build chutes for pouring concrete.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Power sanders
- Fall arrest systems
- Table saws
- Pneumatic nail guns
- Power saws
- Reciprocating saws
- Sliding t-bevels
- Electric impact wrenches
- Self-stopping levels
- Hand saws
- Theodolites
- Belt sanders
- Measuring tapes
- A-frame levels
- Mini pry bars
- Ladders
- Templates
- Carpenters' levels
- Snips
- Spirit levels
- Beam-lifting jacks
- Dado blades
- Calipers
- Level jigs
- Infrared laser levels
- Story pole tape measures
- Digital levels
- Screw jacks
- Combination squares
- Portable routers
- Moisture meters
- Plumb bobs
- Saw guides
- Pettibones
- Rotary hammers
- Circular saws
- Ladder levelers
- Nail guns
- Fold-up ladders
- Ladder jacks
- Laser levels
- Pump jacks
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Squares
- Extension ladders
- Magnetized levels
- Pry bars
- Respirators
- Lock levels
- Utility knives
- Hammers
- Worm-drive saws
- Needlenose pliers
- Radial arm saws
- Multi-tip screwdrivers
- Framing squares
- Laser measuring tools
- Truck cranes
- Bandsaws
- Bullseye levels
- Cross-curve tape measures
- Layout bars
- Power staple guns
- Framing hammers
- Push sticks
- Cat's paws
- Sledgehammers
- Rough terrain forklifts
- Work boots
- Torpedo levels
- Hand planers
- Air compressors
- Hammer staplers
- Personal computers
- Beam saws
- Power generators
- Notebook computers
- Plumb lines
- Power routers
- Wall-lifting jacks
- Protractors
- Caulking guns
- Hard hats
- Drill presses
- Chainsaw jigs
- Water levels
- Visible beam laser levels
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Right triangles
- Rulers
- Miter saws
- Non-conducting ladders
- Straight screwdrivers
- Carpentry transits
- Marking gauges
- Power drills
- Impact wrenches
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word
- Drawing and drafting software
- Microsoft Office
- Bosch Punch List
- Microsoft Excel