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