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