Sheet Metal Installer

Work setting

• Construction

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Measure and mark sheet metal according to template
• Prepare tenders and quotations
• Operate metalworking machines to cut, punch, drill, shape or straighten sheet metal
• Utilize computerized quantity take-off
• Grind and buff seams, joints and rough surfaces
• Calculate heating and cooling loads, design duct systems and select equipment for residential and small commercial construction
• Develop computerized pattern and layout
• Cut materials using power tools or by hand
• Estimate costs and materials
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Fit and join sheet metal parts
• Install sheet metal products according to specifications and building codes

Experience and specialization

Welding techniques

• Oxy-acetylene
• ARC
• Gas metal ARC (GMAW) (MIG)
• Resistance or spot welding

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player