Marks out, shapes, forms and joins sheetmetal and other materials to make products or components.
Tasks Include:
studies blueprints, drawings or specifications to determine job, material and equipment requirements
selects metal stock, such as stainless steel, galvanised iron, mild steel, aluminium, copper and other materials, and checks sizes, gauges and other dimensions of material relative to specifications
marks out stock with reference points and lines, using templates, gauges and other measuring instruments
cuts material along guidelines using hand or power shears, guillotines or drills
shapes and forms cut material into products using folding or bending machines, rollers, presses or hammers
fits and assembles components into final products by welding, riveting, soldering, brazing or otherwise joining
polishes, files, sands or cleans assembled products
may repair damaged sheetmetal products and components
may specialise in fabrication, or on-site assembly and installation, of sheetmetal products
may produce aircraft sheet metal components requiring advanced drawing and calculating skills