Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Work site environment
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Confined spaces
Work setting
- Installation
- Shop fabrication
- Service
- Repair
- On-site fabrication
- Marine
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Measure and mark sheet metal according to template
- Operate metalworking machines to cut, punch, drill, shape or straighten sheet metal
- 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
- Inspect products to ensure quality and conformity to specification
- Instruct apprentices
- Cut materials using power tools or by hand
- Assemble, erect and install hoisting and rigging equipment
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Fit and join sheet metal parts
- Install sheet metal products according to specifications and building codes
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Sheet Metal Worker Trade Certification
Experience and specialization
Specialization or experience
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Tight deadlines
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Organized
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits