Working Life
- Learning and developing new practical craft-related skills, knowledge and competence
- Working with and learning from experienced craftspersons
- Seeing a job through from start to finish
- Comply with Health and Safety requirements
- Using tools and operating machinery
- Being responsible for controlling or adjusting equipment
- Demonstrate good analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Understanding technical drawings and diagrams
- Being accurate with numbers in counting, measuring and arithmetic
- Being well organised and careful with practical tasks
- Keeping up to date with changing technologies
- Being physically active
- Taking responsibility for own learning, including the allocation of study time
- Working in a noisy environment
- Passing all your phase exams (theory, practical skills demonstration)
- Earning as you learn
Qualities -
As a Sheet Metal Worker you will need to be physically fit and to be able to work with your hands.
The Sheet Metal Worker must have the ability to:
- Plan and organise
- Communicate effectively
- Solve problems
- Work independently and as part of a team
- Show a positive attitude
- Recognise the need for good customer relations
- Demonstrate good work practices including time keeping, tidiness, responsibility, quality awareness and safety awareness
- Work safely in a hazardous environment
- Ability to follow engineering drawings
- Ability to spot flaws and dents
- Mathematical ability to take measurements and use calculations to work out shape sizes
- Use, Care and Setting of the following: Guillotine, pressbrake, folding m/c, bending rolls, swaging m/c, lockformer etc
- Sheet Metal Operations including: Cutting, folding, rolling, crimping, wiring, notching, drilling, swaging,punching, stretching, shrinking, hollowing, planishing, self-secured joints
- Drawing and Pattern Development: Fabrication and installation of ductwork and fittings for heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, guards, canopies and general sheet metalwork
Specialist Skills
- Metal finishing
- Precision sheet metalwork using CNC equipment
- Stainless steel work
- Aircraft work
- Metal cladding
- Maintenance
- Copper roofwork
- Testing, adjusting and balancing of ductwork systems
- Workshop practice including:- safe use and maintenance of tools and equipment, marking out, drilling, tapping, seaming, riveting, fasteners
- Technical drawing including:- interpretation of first and third angle orthographic projection as well as isometric, oblique and freehand drawings/sketches
- Safety: hazard avoidance, good workshop practices, basic first aid, fire extinguishers, electrical shocks, lifting, evacuation, basic
Interests - Sheet Metal Working
This occupation is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Realist
Realists are usually interested in 'things' - such as buildings, mechanics, equipment, tools, electronics etc. Their primary focus is dealing with these - as in building, fixing, operating or designing them. Involvement in these areas leads to high manual skills, or a fine aptitude for practical design - as found in the various forms of engineering.
Realists like to find practical solutions to problems using tools, technology and skilled work. Realists usually prefer to be active in their work environment, often do most of their work alone, and enjoy taking decisive action with a minimum amount of discussion and paperwork.
Entry / Progression - Sheet Metal Working
Pay & Salary - Sheet Metal Working
* The lower figures typically reflect starting salaries. Higher salaries are awarded to those with greater experience and responsibility. Positions in Dublin sometimes command higher salaries.
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Useful Contacts - Sheet Metal Working
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Engineers Ireland
- 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge Dublin 4
- (01) 665 1300
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