Sheet Metal Mechanic

Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.

Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.

Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.

Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.

Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.

Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.

Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.

Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.

Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.

Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.

Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.

Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.

Verify that heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed, installed, and calibrated in accordance with green certification standards, such as those of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.

Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.

Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.

Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.

Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.

Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.

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.