NOC 7233 – Sheet metal workers

Index

Intro

Sheet metal workers fabricate, assemble, install and repair sheet metal products. They are employed by sheet metal fabrication shops, sheet metal products manufacturing companies, sheet metal work contractors and various industrial sectors.

The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.

Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Main Duties

Sheet metal workers perform some or all of the following duties:

  • Read engineering and architectural drawings, sketches and work specifications to be performed, and lay out, measure and mark sheet metal according to drawings or templates
  • Develop patterns for sheet metal using computer-assisted design and drafting (CAD) software package
  • Operate light metalworking machines such as shears, brakes, punches, and drill presses, including computer numerical control (CNC) equipment to cut, bend, punch, drill, shape or straighten sheet metal
  • Operate computerized laser or plasma cutting equipment to cut sheet metal
  • Install and use rigging and hoisting equipment
  • Fit and join sheet metal parts using riveting, welding, soldering and similar equipment to fabricate products such as ventilation shafts, exhaust hoods, eavestroughs, partition frames, air and heat ducts, material handling systems, roof decking and sheet metal buildings
  • Install sheet metal products according to specifications and building codes
  • Grind and buff seams, joints and rough surfaces
  • Inspect product quality and installation to ensure conformance to specifications.

Sheet metal workers may specialize in on-site installation or shop manufacture of sheet metal products, or servicing and maintenance of installed equipment and systems.

Employment Requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a three to five year apprenticeship program
    or
    A combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in sheet metal working is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
  • Trade certification is compulsory in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the territories.
  • Trade certification for precision sheet metal set-up operator is available, but voluntary in Québec.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified sheet metal workers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

All Titles

  • aircraft layout man/woman sheet metalaircraft layout man sheet metal, aircraft layout woman sheet metal
  • apprentice sheet metal worker
  • apprentice tinsmith
  • bench hand, sheet metal mechanic
  • construction sheet metal worker
  • coppersmith
  • custom sheet metal fabricator
  • fitter – sheet metal working
  • industrial sheet metal worker
  • journeyman/woman sheet metal workerjourneyman sheet metal worker, journeywoman sheet metal worker
  • layer-out, sheet metal
  • maintenance sheet metal worker
  • metal furniture model maker
  • metal furniture patternmaker
  • model maker, sheet metal
  • plant tinsmith
  • precision sheet metal fabricator
  • precision sheet metal mechanic
  • precision sheet metal worker
  • roofer, sheet metal
  • sheet metal fabricator
  • sheet metal installer
  • sheet metal mechanic
  • sheet metal mechanic apprentice
  • sheet metal model maker
  • sheet metal patternmaker
  • sheet metal roofer
  • sheet metal work erector
  • sheet metal worker
  • sheet metal worker – manufacturing
  • sheet metal worker – specialty manufacturing
  • sheet metal worker, construction
  • sheet metal worker, maintenance
  • tinsmith
  • tinsmith – sheet metal work
  • tinsmith roofer

Exclusions

  • Aircraft sheet metal technicians (See 7315 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors)
  • Boilermakers (7234)
  • Ironworkers (7236)
  • Metalworking and forging machine operators (9416)
  • Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters (7235)
  • Supervisors of sheet metal workers (See 7201 Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations)
这篇文章对你有帮助吗?
点击环球通小星星打个分~
 

Popular

Processing Time

Program Categories Online
Canadian visa application processing time
Temporary Resident Visa
48 Days
Visitor Record
117 Days
Super Visa 106 Days
Study Permit Made Outside Canada
13 Weeks
Study Permit Made Intside Canada
17 Weeks
Study Permit Extension 131 Days
Post Graduation Work Permit Made Outside Canada 11 Weeks
Post Graduation Work Permit Made Inside Canada 145 Days
Briding Open Work Permit
145 Days
Canadian immigration application processing time
Express Entry
5 Months
Provincial Nominee Program
12 Months
Self-employed Immigration
48 Months
Federal Skilled Worker Program
5 Months
Start-up Visa
40 Months
Spouse/CommonLaw Sponsorship
13 Months
(Grand) Parents Sponsorship
24 Months
Canadian Citizenship/PR Card processing time
Citizenship
6 Months
PR Card
25 Days
PR Card Renewal
62 Days

Recent Posts

Categories

About Us

We are a licensed immigration company that can legally represent clients in applying for study, work, visitor visa and immigration in Canada. We are composed of a number of licensed immigration consultants approved by the Canadian immigration regulatory authorities. Our business categories include Canadian skilled immigration, express entry immigration, sponsorship immigration, and self-employed immigration. Our characteristics: sincere and attentive, professional and efficient, low prices, high success rate, transparent information.

error: