Northwest Michigan Works!

On-the-job Training

• Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required
• Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge
• Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws
• Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware, using carpenters' hand or power tools
• Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level
• Build or repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, or other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter's hand tools, or power tools
• Erect scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level
• Remove damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools
• Finish surfaces of woodwork or wallboard in houses or buildings, using paint, hand tools, or paneling