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