Sheet Metal Worker: A description for the sheet metal worker job
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Sheet Metal Worker – Sheet-metal mechanic Plans, lays out, fabricates, assembles, installs, and repairs sheet metal parts, equipment, and products, utilizing knowledge of working characteristics of metallic and nonmetallic materials, machining, and layout techniques, using handtools, power tools, machines, and equipment: Reads and interprets blueprints, sketches, or product specifications to determine sequence and methods of fabricating, assembling, and installing sheet metal products. Selects gauge and type of sheet metal, for example galvanized iron, copper, steel, or aluminum, or nonmetallic material, for example plastics or fiberglass, according to product specifications. Lays out and marks dimensions and reference lines on material, using scribers, dividers, squares, and rulers, applying knowledge of shop mathematics and layout techniques to develop and trace patterns of product or parts [SHEET-METAL LAY-OUT WORKER (industry) 809.281-010] or using templates. Sets up and operates fabricating machines, for example shears, brakes, presses, forming rolls, and routers, to cut, bend, block and form, or straighten materials. Shapes metal material over anvil, block, or other form, using handtools. Trims, files, grinds, deburrs, buffs, and smooths surfaces, using handtools and portable power tools. Welds, solders, bolts, rivets, screws, clips, caulks, or bonds component parts to assemble products, using handtools, power tools, and equipment. Installs assemblies in supportive framework according to blueprints, using handtools, power tools, and lifting and handling devices. Inspects assemblies and installation for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, for example calipers, scales, dial indicators, gauges, and micrometers. Repairs and maintains sheet metal products. May also operate computer-aided-drafting (CAD) equipment to develop scale drawings of product or system. May also operate laser-beam cutter [LASER-BEAM-MACHINE OPERATOR (welding industry) 815.682-010] or plasma arc cutter [ARC CUTTER, PLASMA ARC (welding industry) 816.364-010] to cut patterns from sheet metal. May also be designated by type of metal as Coppersmith (industry), Tinsmith (industry), or according to type of activity as Fabricator, Special Items (industry), Model Maker, Sheet-Metal (industry), Product-Development Worker (industry), Roofer, Metal (construction industry), Sheet-Metal Installer (industry), Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance (industry), Shop Mechanic (industry).
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