331936 Sheetmetal Worker

Sheetmetal workers (second class) are excluded from this occupation. Sheetmetal workers (second class) are included in Occupation 732231 Engineering Production Worker.

• Sheetmetal Fabricator

• Studies blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine job, material and equipment requirements
• Selects metal stock such as stainless steel, galvanised iron, mild steel, aluminium and copper, and checks sizes, gauges and other dimensions of metal stock against specifications
• Marks out metal stock with reference points and lines, using templates, gauges and other measuring instruments
• Cuts metal stock along guidelines using hand and power shears, computerised laser and plasma cutters, guillotines and drills
• Shapes and forms cut metal stock into products using folding and bending machines, rollers, presses and hammers
• Fits and assembles components into final products by welding, riveting, soldering, brazing and otherwise joining
• Finishes products by polishing, filing, sanding and cleaning assembled products
• May specialise in fabrication, or on-site assembly and installation of sheetmetal products
• May produce aircraft sheetmetal components