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Sheet Metal Workers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: 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.
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This source lists 19 tasks, including 13 marked Core and 6 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2023.
19 tasks shown
Core · Task 5177 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Core · Task 19858 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Core · Task 5173 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
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.
Core · Task 5179 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Core · Task 5170 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Core · Task 18782 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Core · Task 20639 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Core · Task 5174 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Core · Task 20638 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Core · Task 20641 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Core · Task 5171 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Core · Task 5178 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Core · Task 5175 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Supplemental · Task 20642 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Supplemental · Task 5169 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Supplemental · Task 19862 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
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).
Supplemental · Task 19860 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Supplemental · Task 20644 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Supplemental · Task 5176 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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