Sheet Metal Associate 3

Essential Functions And Major Responsibilities

• Complies with craft and shipyard safety and environmental measures.
• Removes miscellaneous duct work, sheeting, locker, furniture, etc., from various locations of vessels or shipyard sites and rebuilds and/or reinstalls by welding and fitting techniques.
• Fabricates basic sheet metal projects to industrial customer specifications.
• Visualizes a completed job from start to finish.
• Uses blueprints in accomplishing work projects.
• Performs basic layout (i.e., on center square to round, round elbow, funnel, etc.).
• Fabricates duct work on and off the ship.
• Removes and installs duct work.
• Performs basic welding – stick and mig.
• Recognizes materials (e.g., stainless steel, aluminum, etc.), and determines gauge.
• Successfully completes sustained work at various heights, including, but not limited to 100 feet.
• Uses a tape measure.
• Works within a confined space, climbs ladders, and performs work in overhead positions.
• Properly cares for and safely uses hand and power tools and all company property.
• Performs assembly work associated with the sheet metal trade.
• Installs duct work, galley equipment, ceiling panels, etc.
• Incumbent performs similar work in all areas of the Yard as the need arises.

Knowledge Skills And Abilities

• Communicate effectively, work independently or in a group.
• Ability to do basic math, i.e. add, subtract, divide and multiply.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.
• Ability to use basic geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to do use shop equipment – press, shear, hand break, roll, Pittsburgh, drill press, spot welder, etc.

Education And/Or Experience

• A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
• Two years of relevant work experience, preferably in the shipyard.
• Proven skills, work history and/or applicable education will be considered in lieu of work experience.

Certificates, Licenses And Registrations

• Four-hour fire watch certification.
• HAZWOPER – First Responder Awareness Level.
• Confined space certification.

Physical Demands

• Sitting: Occasional sitting for 1 hour at a time, up to 8 hours per day, while welding.
• Standing: Frequent standing while performing work at various tooling machines, up to 2 hours uninterrupted, up to 8 hours per day.
• Walking: Frequent walking a maximum of 3,000 feet uninterrupted, 2 times per day.
• Crouching: Occasional crouching up to 15 minutes at a time, up to 10 times per day.
• Kneeling/Crawling: Occasional kneeling/crawling up to 10 feet, up to 10 times per day.
• Stooping: Occasional stooping while measuring, fabricating and installing sheet metal projects in shop and aboard ship, up to 15 minutes at a time, up to 2-1/2 hours per day.
• Twisting Knees: Occasional twisting at knees to access areas throughout the day.
• Waist-Twists: Dozens of times per day at waist while moving sheet metal work in process between machines.
• Neck: Occasionally twists neck in all positions while observing machining work and conducting measurements, could hold position for 30 minutes at a time.
• Climbing: Occasional climbing 30-foot ladders to 100 feet in height total.
• Balancing: Occasional balancing while climbing stairs/ladders aboard ship and while performing installation projects while working from a ladder, or on platforms.
• Leg/Foot Use (To repetitively operate machine controls): Occasional use while operating welding equipment.
• Reaching: Overhead continually, performs installation work overhead while standing on ladder or while on level concrete surface.
• Extension: Continual extension of arms while operating equipment, manipulating material, performing installation projects, up to 6 hours/day.
• Fingering/Feeling: Not required.
• Pushing/Pulling: Average pushing with up to 50 pounds force, occasionally pushes individual metal sheets through equipment, may push with up to 25 pounds force.
• Lifting/Carrying: Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds, occasionally carries up to 100 pounds of duct work from ground level to any height, may need to carry this much weight a distance of 40 feet, 5 to 10 times/day.
• Handling/Grasping: Continuous holding and operating tools and equipment while moving metal sheets through machines for fabrication, and while performing installation.
• Smell: Not required.
• Near Acuity (clarity of vision at 20 inches or less): Performs precise work requiring near acuity for measurement.
• Far Acuity (clarity of vision at 20 feet of more): Must be able to observe surrounding areas for safety reasons.
• Depth Perception (three-dimensional vision to judge distance/spatial relationships): Must be able to judge distances/spatial relationships because of heavy equipment and to move safely about on-board ship.
• Color Vision: Not required.
• Field of Vision (if required to observe a large field of vision while keeping eye fixed on a given point for job performance or safety): Must have adequate field of vision to safely observe surrounding area.
• Other sensory requirements: Not required.
• Talking: Occasional talking in person or on telephone/radio with other workers to coordinate work effort and ensure safety.
• Hearing: Occasional talking with other co-workers in person or on the telephone/radio to coordinate work effort and ensure safety.
• Vision: Continually needed while performing work.
• Interpersonal Contacts: Occasionally interacts with others to coordinate a safe working environment while projects are ongoing.
• Work Environment: Works indoors: Frequently works indoors in either a ship or workshop setting, and is exposed to noise, heat, cold, and dust.
• Works outdoors: Frequently exposed to outdoor weather while moving between shipyard and shop and while performing work on outdoor areas.
• Safety equipment required: Hard hat, welding helmet, safety glasses, hearing protection.
• Other Exposures: Noise, dust, fumes.
• Heavy lifting is occasionally part of the job.
• Operation of equipment/tools/vehicles: Uses shear, hand brake, pan brake, welding equipment, turning/burring machines, punches, grinder, drills, unishears, forming rolls, hand/power tools, saws, comes-a-long, torches, heliark.
• Required hygiene standards: Per company standards.
• Other: None.