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