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