Sheetmetal Worker Jobs in Australia

Second Class Sheetmetal Workers are included in Unit Group 7123 Engineering Production Workers.

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.

• 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, computerised laser and plasma cutters, 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 sheetmetal components requiring advanced drawing and calculating skills
• may specialise in decorative copperwork