Sheetmetal Trades Worker Careers

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“"Look no further, because I’m the person who can get the job done! I’m at my best when using my hands to fix or build things, it comes naturally to me and I enjoy it! I’m a practical person and I can’t imagine myself sitting at a desk and staring at a screen all day. Getting down and dirty, whether it’s maintenance, building a house or installing a pipe, is my kind of thing – I didn’t choose the tradie life, the tradie life chose me! Funnel-web spiders are experts at building and constructing things, they've got it sorted out."”

Overview

Sheetmetal Trades Workers mark out, shape, form and join sheet metal and other materials to make products and components.

Job Titles

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Job Tasks

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

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

Training & Qualifications

Vocational education & training (VET)

Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade

Short Courses Available

Certificate III in Surface Preparation and Coating Application

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Industry

Trades & Services

If you’re a hands on sort of person who likes getting stuck into tasks involving the use of tools and machinery to create new things, or you like to work on projects that bring technical concept drawings to life, then a career in the Manufacturing industry could be right up your alley.Careers in Manufacturing are available in a variety of industries such as: aerospace, furnishing, laboratory operations, metal fitting, engineering and boating, process manufacturing, mineral products, plastics, rubber, recreational vehicles and textiles, clothing and footwear. Structural Steel and Welding Trades workers, and Metal Fitters and Machinists are the trades most in demand in Manufacturing at present. There are thousands of Manufacturing businesses in Australia, employing almost one million people. New developments in sustainable Manufacturing aim to produce goods in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way while at the same time maintaining, if not improving productivity. This makes it a very interesting time to join this sector.This industry also covers professions such as Garden and Nursery Labourers, Jewellers, Florists, Beauty Therapists, Hairdressers and more! All these types of career paths offer Apprenticeships and Traineeships (together with school-based options), VET and university pathways.

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