sheet metal worker

Government of Canada - Central; Cambridge; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency is hiring for a hands-on metalworking position in Cambridge, requiring a high school diploma and 1-2 years of experience. Responsibilities include reading blueprints, operating machines, and ensuring product quality. The role is physically demanding and requires steel-toed safety boots. No remote work is available.

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of experience in a related field.
• Ability to handle heavy loads and perform physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints, drawings, and specifications.
• Select equipment for construction.
• Measure and mark sheet metal.
• Operate metalworking machines.
• Inspect products for quality.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Measurement skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Power tools

Metalworking machines

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

Overview Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Dusty

Work setting

• Installation
• Service
• Various locations

Responsibilities Tasks

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Select equipment for residential and small commercial construction
• Measure and mark sheet metal according to template
• Operate metalworking machines to cut, punch, drill, shape or straighten sheet metal
• Grind and buff seams, joints and rough surfaces
• Inspect products to ensure quality and conformity to specification
• Cut materials using power tools or by hand
• Fit and join sheet metal parts
• Install sheet metal products according to specifications and building codes

Additional information Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player