Description

Sheet metal workers fabricate, assemble, install and repair sheet metal products. They are employed by sheet metal fabrication shops, sheet metal products manufacturing companies, sheet metal work contractors and various industrial sectors. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Job Titles

• Apprentice sheet metal worker
• Construction sheet metal worker
• Sheet metal fabricator
• Sheet metal mechanic
• Sheet metal worker
• Tinsmith

Main Duties

• Read engineering and architectural drawings, sketches and work specifications to be performed, and lay out, measure and mark sheet metal according to drawings or templates
• Develop patterns for sheet metal using computer-assisted design and drafting (CAD) software package
• Operate light metalworking machines such as shears, brakes, punches, and drill presses, including computer numerical control (CNC) equipment to cut, bend, punch, drill, shape or straighten sheet metal
• Operate computerized laser or plasma cutting equipment to cut sheet metal
• Install and use rigging and hoisting equipment
• Fit and join sheet metal parts using riveting, welding, soldering and similar equipment to fabricate products such as ventilation shafts, exhaust hoods, eavestroughs, partition frames, air and heat ducts, material handling systems, roof decking and sheet metal buildings
• Install sheet metal products according to specifications and building codes
• Grind and buff seams, joints and rough surfaces
• Inspect product quality and installation to ensure conformance to specifications.

Workplaces

• Sheet metal fabrication shops
• Sheet metal products manufacturing companies
• Sheet metal work contractors
• Various industrial sectors

Skills

• Equipment and Tool Selection
• Numeracy
• Operation and Control
• Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment
• Preventative Maintenance

Abilities

• Categorization Flexibility
• Control of Settings
• Rate Control
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Auditory Attention

Personal Attributes

• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Independence
• Active Learning
• Adaptability

Similar Occupations

• Boilermakers (72103)
• Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters (72104)
• Ironworkers (72105)
• Metalworking and forging machine operators (94105)
• Aircraft sheet metal technician (in 72404.01 Aircraft mechanics)

Source: OaSIS