Sheet Metal Workers

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 27,780 - 86,290; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is hiring a Sheet Metal Worker to fabricate, assemble, install, and repair various sheet metal products. This role involves operating fabricating machines, welding, and supervising new hires. A strong emphasis is placed on critical thinking, monitoring performance, and effective communication skills. Candidates will benefit from growth opportunities in the field with a promising job outlook. Average salaries for this role range from $27,780 to $86,290 annually, depending on experience and location.

Qualifications

• Ability to fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products.
• Experience operating fabricating machines and welding equipment.
• Capability to supervise training for new employees or apprentices.

Responsibilities

• Manage sheet metal work for solar panel installations.
• Secure metal components in place through various methods like welding.
• Finish parts using manual and powered tools.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Judgment and Decision Making

Speaking

Mathematics

Time Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

Autodesk AutoCAD

PTC Creo Parametric

Job description

What Does it Take to Be a Sheet Metal Worker?

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, 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 hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Day in the Life of a Sheet Metal Worker

• Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
• Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
• Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
• Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
• Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
• Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.

Key Skills

• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of solutions.
• Monitoring: Assess performance to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering costs and benefits to choose appropriate actions.
• Speaking: Conveying information effectively.
• Mathematics: Using math to solve problems.
• Time Management: Managing own time and others'.

Tools & Technologies Used

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Data entry software
• Microsoft Windows
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Spreadsheet software
• Computer aided design CAD software
• PTC Creo Parametric
• Computer aided manufacturing CAM software

Job Opportunities & Growth

In the United States, there were 138,900 jobs for Sheet Metal Workers in 2016. New jobs are being produced at a rate of 8.6% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 12,000 new jobs for Sheet Metal Workers by 2026.

Average Salary

Sheet Metal Workers make between $27,780 and $86,290 a year. Highest salaries are found in Hawaii, Illinois, and Minnesota.