// Unit group · 7213

Sheet Metal Workers

Sheet metal workers make, install and repair articles and parts of articles made out of sheet metal such as sheet steel, copper, tin, brass, aluminium, zinc or galvanised iron.

7 Craft and Related Trades Workers / 72 Metal, Machinery and Related Trades Workers / 721 Sheet and Structural Metal Workers, Moulders and Welders, and Related Workers / All level 4

// Working conditions

Air and dustLifting and postureMachineryNoise

// Hand tools

  1. 1General Hand Tool Operation
  2. 2Hammers
  3. 3Snips
  4. 4Vises

marking sheet metal for cutting and shaping

making and repairing household utensils and other articles in tin, copper and light alloys, or ornamental articles and fittings

making and repairing boilers, tanks, vats and similar containers

installing and repairing sheet-metal parts of vehicles and aircraft

converting blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction and assembly of sheet metal products

determining project requirements, including scope, assembly sequences, and required methods and materials, according to blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions

inspecting product quality and installation to ensure conformance to specifications.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Boilersmith
- Coppersmith
- Panel beater
- Tinsmith

Notes

Installers of metal roofing are classified in Unit Group 7121: Roofers. Installers of metal drains, gutters and ducts are classified in Unit Group 7126: Plumbers and Pipe Fitters. Workers who make sheet metal products for adaptation and installation by roofers and plumbers are classified in Unit Group 7213: Sheet Metal Workers.

Indexed job titles 14