apprentice sheet metal worker

Minimum Requirements

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work Setting

• Service

Tasks

• 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
• Assemble, erect and install hoisting and rigging equipment
• Fit and join sheet metal parts
• Install sheet metal products according to specifications and building codes
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Specialization or Experience

• Eavestroughing and flashing

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

Support for Newcomers and Refugees

• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for Youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers