Sheet Metal Mechanic

About the Role

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, and furnace casings. Work may involve setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using a hammer; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes installing prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Responsibilities

• Determine project requirements, including scope, assembly sequences, and required methods and materials, according to blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions.
• Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, according to drawings or templates, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, and rulers.
• Maneuver completed units into position for installation and anchor the units.
• Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, or furnace casings.
• Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
• Drill and punch holes in metal, for screws, bolts, and rivets.
• Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.
• Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
• Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

Detailed Job Functions

• Getting Information: Read blueprints, production layouts, and technical drawings.
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Determine project methods and procedures; make independent judgments in assembly procedures.
• Handling and Moving Objects: Cut metal or plastic; fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand; file, sand, grind, or polish metal or plastic objects; stretch, bend, straighten, shape, pound, or press metal or plastic.
• Controlling Machines and Processes: Fabricate ducting and sheet metal parts or items; operate sheet metal fabrication machines; set up and operate a variety of machine tools; use hand or power tools; use machine tools in installation, maintenance, or repair.
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Coordinate and communicate effectively.
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material: Examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications.
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Oversee work processes and materials.
• Performing General Physical Activities: Build or repair structures in construction, repair, or manufacturing settings; climb ladders, scaffolding, or utility or telephone poles; erect scaffold; install sheet metal assemblies in supportive framework; move or fit heavy objects; repair sheet metal products.
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment: Operate necessary vehicles or equipment.
• Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics: Determine material or tool requirements.
• Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices: Lay out machining, welding, or precision assembly projects.
• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment: Position, align, or level machines, equipment, or structures; set up production equipment or machinery.
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Adhere to safety procedures.