Profession sheet metal worker

Sheet-metal workers fabricate, assemble, install and repair sheet metal products and equipment.

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Tasks sheet metal worker

• Determine project requirements (e.g. assembly sequences, required methods, materials) from e.g. blueprints, drawings and written or verbal instructions.
• Select materials, tools and equipment (e.g. gauges, types of sheet metal or non-metallic material) according to product specifications.
• Measure the sheet metal parts.
• Make the sheet metal the right size and shape by e.g. heat treating, cutting, bending, etc.
• Assemble components, e.g. by fastening seams and joints using welds, bolts, cement, rivets, etc.
• Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters and down spouts.
• Repair sheet metal items.
• Fabricate or alter parts of vehicles, planes, building structures, etc., e.g. using shears, hammers, punches and drills
• Finish the work, e.g. by trimming, grinding and smoothing surfaces, seams and joints using hand and power tools.

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