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Job Description

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2211.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,080.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
Currently, there are 134,450 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Sheet Metal Workers”.

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Tasks for “Sheet Metal Foreman”

Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Verify that heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed, installed, and calibrated in accordance with green certification standards, such as those of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

Related Technology & Tools

Micrometers
Microamp meters
Transit levels
Cold-cut saws
Calipers
Oxygen testers
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Desktop computers
Tape measures
Bolt cutters
U-tube manometers
Combustion analyzers
Psychrometers
Power punches
Dial indicators
Strobe tachometers
Allen wrenches
Adjustable wrenches
Screwdrivers
Unishears
Hand notchers
Millivolt meters
Laser levels
Aviation snips
Pipe threaders
Tempscribes
Protective clothing
Pipe reamers
Pneumatic impact wrenches
Foot shears
Wire cutters
Hand crimpers
Plasma cutters
Squaring shears
Riveting hammers
Beading machines
C clamps
Stencils
Welding facial shields
Pop rivet guns
Plumb bobs
Calibrated flow hoods
Safety glasses
Power buffers
Beam compasses
Drifts
Hydraulic hoists
Caulking guns
Hole punches
Laser cutters
Electric impact wrenches
Cordless drills
Scratch awls
Ladders
Nut drivers
Pitot tubes
Pressure gauges
Slip roll formers
Smoke testers
Tongs
Rotary punches
Scale rulers
Personal computers
Single-cut mill saw files
T squares
Easy edgers
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Vernier calipers
Hand brakes
Templates
Cleat formers
Power shears
Set squares
Hard hats
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Hammers
Welding tips
Electric drills
Portable spot welders
Riveting tools
Inclined manometers
Humidity sensors
Power sanders
Side cutting pliers
Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
Clamp-on ammeters
Cold chisels
Portable plasma cutters
Cutoff saws
Setting hammers
Prick punches
Hand dollies
Pneumatic hammers
Ammeters
Trammel points
Combination snips
Digital multimeters
Jigs
Laser printers
AC welding power units
Rivet presses
Circular saws
Power routers
Ohmmeters
Wiring machines
Straightedges
Cleat folders
AC/DC welding power units
Polishers
Dimplers
Stack thermometers
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Center punches
Spirit levels
Draft gauges
Tap sets
V-notchers
Bandsaws
Magnehelic pressure gauges
Safety gloves
Hoists
Bar folders
Ear muffs
Scaffolding
Slings
Multimeters
Punches
Pipe cutters
Power brakes
Welding helmets
Framing squares
Chalk lines
Dividers
Groovers
Socket wrench sets
Power presses
Drill presses
Vise grip pliers
Safety goggles
Ball peen hammers
Computer controlled presses
Double seaming equipment
Spot welders
Hydraulic presses
Seamers
Pneumatic riveters
Ring and circular shears
Bumping hammers
Spiral duct machines
Box and pan brakes
Velometers
Burring machines
Chain hoists
Mechanical tachometers
Protractors
Scribers
Nibblers
Soldering furnaces
Power notchers
Turning machines
Computer controlled saws
Hacksaws
Hammer drills
Angle grinders
Squares

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WiCAM PN4000
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Microsoft Office
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Applied Production ProFold
JETCAM Expert
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Applied Production ProFab
Microsoft Windows
Striker Systems SS-Profile
UGS NX
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Corte Certo
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Microsoft Excel
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Revcad Software Sheet Lightning