SHEET METAL WORKER

City of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Chicago is hiring three Sheet Metal Workers in the Bureau of Fleet Management. Under supervision, you will perform journey level sheet metal work, including HVAC duct fabrication, installation, and repair in city facilities.

Starting salary is $56.85 per hour and the position is open to the public and city employees under the applicable bargaining agreement. Duties include reading blueprints, fabricating and installing duct systems, ensuring materials at the work site, measuring and

Qualifications

• Completion of a US Department of Labor registered sheet metal apprenticeship and journeyman status.
• Apprenticeship plus two years journey-level experience in sheet metal work for HVAC.
• Six years journey-level experience in fabrication, installation and repair of HVAC systems.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints, specs and work orders to plan installation and repair methods.
• Fabricate, install and repair HVAC duct systems in city facilities.
• Ensure supplies, tools and materials are available at work sites.
• Use measuring devices for layout and prepare pieces for fitting.
• Join sheet metal parts with welding, bolts or rivets and install in place.
• Operate welding and power tools to assemble duct work and related parts.
• Prepare work activity reports and document progress.
• Load, transport and unload equipment and materials as required.

Skills

Sheet metal work

Blueprint reading

Welding

Education

US DOL registered sheet metal apprenticeship and journeyman status

Two years journey-level experience in sheet metal work

Six years journey-level experience in sheet metal work

Tools

Welding equipment

Power tools

Measuring devices

Job description

Description

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

SHEET METAL WORKER

Department of Fleet and Facility Management

Bureau of Fleet Management

Number of Positions: 3

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $56.85 per hour

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with the Sheet Metal Workers - Local 73 (Bargaining Unit 41). Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 8/31/2026

Under supervision, performs journey level sheet metal work in the fabrication, installation, and repair of sheet metal materials and parts, including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning duct systems and gutters, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Reads blueprints, specifications, and work orders to assess work required and to determine installation and repair methods to use
• Fabricate, install, and repair heating, ventilation and air-conditioning duct systems in city facilities
• Ensures adequate supplies of tools, equipment and materials are at work sites to complete jobs
• Makes calculations and uses measuring devices for layout work
• Cuts, bends and shapes out pieces using power and machine tools
• Inspects the accuracy and quality of fabricated parts and makes necessary adjustments to finish products using shears, grinders and buffers
• Fastens pieces of sheet metal including seams and joints with welds, bolts, cement, rivets or other connecting devices to make duct work and other products
• Installs sheet metal parts and products, lifting and setting parts in place, joining them end to end, and making connections with other units
• Drills holes and installs brackets and metal hangers to hang and secure sheet metal parts to ceilings or walls
• Operates specialized equipment including hacksaws, punch and drill presses and welding equipment to fuse, cut, alter and install parts
• Positions assigned to fleet service garages fabricate sheet metal parts for vehicles such as fire trucks, police vehicles and refuse trucks; install, repair, modify and replace parts including Advanced Life Support (ALS) supply boxes, camera brackets, cab steps and doors, and body panels; uses various welding processes including MIG, TIC, Arc and Oxy-acetylene welding
• Prepares work activity reports
• Loads, transports and unloads equipment and supplies as required
• Erects scaffolds to perform sheet metal work above ground level as required

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: Varies

Days: Varies

Hours: Varies

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Successful completion of a US Department of Labor registered sheet metal apprenticeship training program and journeyman status, OR Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are available:
• Successful completion of an industry or company sponsored apprenticeship training program in sheet metal work, plus two (2) years of journey-level work experience as a Sheet Metal Worker, fabricating, installing, repairing, and altering heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems
• Six (6) years of journey-level work experience as a Sheet Metal Worker, fabricating, installing, repairing, and altering heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

• A Driver's License is required at the time of hire.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Substantial lifting (up to 50 pounds) is required
• Ability to stand and walk for extended or continuous periods of time
• Ability to quickly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with one's body, arms, and/or legs
• Ability to climb staircases, ladders, and/or step stools
• Ability to operate applicable hand tools, power tools, and equipment
• Ability to tolerate heights while working

NOTE

• Fabrication experience
• Welding experience

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

These positions require applicants to complete a written test / skills assessment. Test results will be sent out by the Department of Human Resources after the test results have been analyzed and compiled. Bidders will be hired in seniority order. Applicants will be hired in lottery order.

APPLICATION EVALUATION

Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor