Applies fundamental principles and concepts. Performs the more routine aspects and progresses to more varied and complex activities with development of additional knowledge and experience in the subject matter. Participates in subject matter training as required to gain complex skills.
Reads and interprets blueprints, sketches, or product specifications to determine sequence and methods of fabricating, assembling, and installing sheet metal products.
Lays out and marks dimensions and reference lines on material to develop and trace patterns of product or parts, or uses templates.
Sets up and operates fabricating machines such as shears, brakes, presses, forming rolls, and routers, to cut, bend, block and form, or straighten materials.
Shapes metal material over anvil, block, or other form.
Trims, files, grinds, deburrs, buffs, and smooths surfaces.
Welds, solders, bolts, rivets, screws, clips, caulks, or bonds component parts to assemble products.
Installs assemblies in supportive framework according to blueprints.
Inspects assemblies and installation for conformance to specifications. Repairs and maintains sheet metal products.
