Sheet Metal Worker 2 - 20027917

Job ID: 52272 | Unposting Date: Sep 11, 2026

About the role

This position works under general direction and requires thorough knowledge of and skill in the sheet metal trade. Serve as lead worker (e.g., provides work direction and training) to lower-level sheet metal workers, other trades helpers, and/or incarcerated persons.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate sheet metal and/or structured steel/heavy metal products (e.g., pans, ductwork, kitchen equipment, cans, boxes, tanks) and inspect completed work
• Repair roofs, gutters, downspouts, and flashings
• Weld metal and install metal security fixtures, electrical appliances, and furniture
• Design, redesign, fabricate, modify, install, and repair complex sheet metal and/or structures, steel/heavy metal parts, components, items, and assemblies (e.g., security and storage areas, fire escapes, cell doors, grates, security gates, bars, cell beds)
• Plan and evaluate jobs; estimate time and materials needed
• Lay out patterns and cut, bend, weld, burn, and fabricate various metal parts
• Determine and complete cost estimates; submit purchase requests
• Read blueprints and/or schematic diagrams
• Maintain tool count and strict inventory of tools used by incarcerated persons (e.g., complete tool control forms daily)
• Maintain, clean, and prepare equipment and tools
• Prepare and maintain required records and reports (e.g., broken tool, shop security, work completed daily, incarcerated persons evaluations) manually and/or electronically using personal computer and office systems software
• Perform other maintenance and/or miscellaneous duties (e.g., semi-skilled carpentry, painting, plumbing, water treatment, electrical, HVAC)
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Ensure compliance with security regulations
• Operate snow and ice removal, grass cutting equipment, and heavy equipment (e.g., backhoe, trencher, forklift)
• Serve on institutional committees
• Attend training, seminars, and/or meetings as required
• Perform security functions as required (e.g., man down, shakedown, inmate movement)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 18 months of training or 18 months of verifiable experience in sheet metal work under the supervision of an experienced sheet metal worker, including formal education in arithmetic (fractions and percentages) and in reading and writing common English vocabulary
• OR 6 months of experience as a Sheet Metal Worker 1 (Job ID: 52271)
• OR equivalent of the Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above

Skills

• Trades
• General Maintenance
• Building Maintenance
• Problem Solving
• Flexibility
• Time Management

Pay

$24.27 per hour

Schedule

Full-time

Work Location

Pickaway Correctional Institution, Pickaway County, Ohio