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SHEET METAL WORKERS REQUIRED
MINIMUM 4 YEARS SHEET METAL(COMMERCIAL)EXPERIENCE
OR 5 YEAR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM OR JOURNEYMAN /
WOMAN CRETIFICATE OR JOURNEYMAN/WOMAN CERTIFICATE EQUIVALENT
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- 5th Period Apprentice
- 4th Period Apprentice
- 3rd Period Apprentice
- WHMIS
- Sheet Metal Worker Trade Certification
- Sheet Metal Worker Red Seal Certificate
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
Additional Skills
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
- Instruct apprentices
- Estimate labour and material costs
Welding Techniques
- Resistance or spot welding
- Oxy-acetylene
- Gas tungsten ARC (GTWA) (TIG)
- ARC
Specific Skills
- Set up power equipment
- Operate metalworking machines to cut, punch, drill, shape or straighten sheet metal
- Operate laser cutters
- Measure and mark sheet metal according to template
- Grind and buff seams, joints and rough surfaces
- Cut materials using power tools or by hand
- Computerized pattern development and layout
- Assemble, erect and install hoisting and rigging equipment
Areas of Specialization
- Sheeting and cladding
- Pre-fabricated metal buildings
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems
- Eavestroughing and flashing
- Custom sheet metal items
Type of Establishment/Work Setting Experience
- Commercial
Major Work Area
- Service
- Retrofit
- Repair
- On-site fabrication
- Installation
Other Material Joining Techniques / Equipment
- Rivets, screws, bolts
- High speed mechanically applied tech screws
- High-tech adhesives and glues