Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations 1.3

SHEETMETAL TRADES WORKERS mark out, shape, form and join sheetmetal and other materials to make products and components.

Indicative Skill Level:

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

In Australia:
AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

In New Zealand:
NZQF Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Tasks Include:

studying blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine job, material and equipment requirements;
selecting metal stock, such as stainless steel, galvanised iron, mild steel, aluminium and copper, and checking sizes, gauges and other dimensions of metal stock against specifications;
marking out metal stock with reference points and lines, using templates, gauges and other measuring instruments;
cutting metal stock along guidelines using hand and power shears, guillotines and drills;
shaping and forming cut metal stock into products using folding and bending machines, rollers, presses and hammers;
fitting and assembling components into final products by welding, riveting, soldering, brazing and otherwise joining;
finishing products by polishing, filing, sanding and cleaning 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;
may specialise in decorative copperwork.

Occupation:

322211 Sheetmetal Trades Worker