CompGeo Sheet Metal Workers Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Construction Occupation Group

CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction

Job Family: Construction Trades

Benchmark Title: Sheet Metal Workers

Summary Job Description

Tasks

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 w ho install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

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

Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, according to drawings or templates, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, and rulers.

Maneuver completed units into position for installation, and anchor the units.

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

Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, and down spouts, in supportive frameworks.

Select gauges and types of sheet metal or non-metallic material, according to product specifications.

Drill and punch holes in metal, for screws, bolts, and rivets.

Fasten seams and joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, and bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.

Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, and drills.

Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, and smooth surfaces, seams, and joints of assembled parts, using hand tools and portable power tools.

Finish parts, using hacksaws, and hand, rotary, or squaring shears.

Maintain equipment, making repairs and modifications when necessary.

Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.

Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.

Develop and lay out patterns that use materials most efficiently, using computerized metalworking equipment to experiment with different layouts.

Inspect individual parts, assemblies, and installations for conformance to specifications and building codes, using measuring instruments such as calipers, scales, and micrometers.

Secure metal roof panels in place, and interlock and fasten grooved panel edges.

Fasten roof panel edges and machine-made molding to structures, nailing or welding pieces into place.

Hire, train, and supervise new employees and apprentices.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction

Job Family: Construction Trades

Benchmark Title: Sheet Metal Workers

Important Knowledge Competencies

Competency Description

Mechanical

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Building and Construction

Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

Design

Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Mathematics

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction

Job Family: Construction Trades

Benchmark Title: Sheet Metal Workers

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Mathematics

Using mathematics to solve problems.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Instructing

Teaching others how to do something.

Complex Problem Solving

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Equipment Maintenance

Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Troubleshooting

Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Management of Personnel Resources

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction

Job Family: Construction Trades

Benchmark Title: Sheet Metal Workers

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Visualization

The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Selective Attention

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Multilimb Coordination

The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Flexibility of Closure

The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.

Arm-Hand Steadiness

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Manual Dexterity

The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Static Strength

The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Depth Perception

The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Perceptual Speed

The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Trunk Strength

The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Mathematical Reasoning

The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

Finger Dexterity

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Reaction Time

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Extent Flexibility

The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Far Vision

The ability to see details at a distance.

Auditory Attention

The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Number Facility

The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.

Time Sharing

The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).

Stamina

The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.

Rate Control

The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

Speed of Limb Movement

The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.

Gross Body Equilibrium

The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Construction

Job Family: Construction Trades

Benchmark Title: Sheet Metal Workers

Tools/Technology Example

Product Category

Applied Production ProFab

Computer aided manufacturing CAM software

Applied Production ProFold