sheet metal installer

Overview

Languages

English or French

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

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Work site environment

• Noisy
• Dusty
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Underground

Work setting

• Installation
• Shop fabrication
• Service
• Various locations
• Repair
• On-site fabrication
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Retrofit
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Calculate heating and cooling loads
• Design duct systems
• Manufacture and assemble different prefabricated fibreglass elements
• Manufacture and assemble in the factory the ducts for hot air heating, air conditioning and ventilation
• Manufacture and assemble water evacuation systems for buildings
• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Select equipment for residential and small commercial construction
• Measure and mark sheet metal according to template
• Operate metalworking machines to cut, punch, drill, shape or straighten sheet metal
• Grind and buff seams, joints and rough surfaces
• Inspect products to ensure quality and conformity to specification
• Instruct apprentices
• Cut materials using power tools or by hand
• Fit and join sheet metal parts
• Install sheet metal products according to specifications and building codes

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Experience and specialization

Air conditioning and refrigeration systems

• Ventilation

Specialization or experience

• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system

Additional information

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Gloves
• Ear plugs

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Commission
• Mileage paid

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Team building opportunities
• Variable or compressed work week