SHEET METAL WORKER

Sheet Metal Worker

Performs journey-level sheet metal installation, fabrication, assembly and repair work. Lays out, cuts, shapes and constructs articles of sheet metal, including black and galvanized iron and steel, tin, copper, brass, zinc, and stainless steel. Supervises apprentices and helpers. Punches or drills holes for rivets, bolts or metal screws. Grinds and files seams, joints and rough surfaces; burrs and turns edges. Fabricates or repairs such sheet metal articles as roofing, gutters, flashing, louvers, ventilators, ducts, hoods, sinks, steam tables, trays, lockers, shelves, fire doors and metal windows. Transfers patterns from blueprints to metal, using scale, compass, divider, prick punch and other layout tools. Fabricates signs, ducts, vessels, etc., from plastics. Solders, welds and brazes. Drives automotive equipment to and from work sites in order to transport the necessary tools, equipment, and materials required to perform the job. Maintains tools and equipment.

Requirements to qualify: Option I: Completion of a recognized apprenticeship training program* in sheet metal work of at least four (4) years duration. Option II: Five (5) years of experience in sheet metal work in the building trades, one (1) year of which must have been at the journey-level**. Physical Class III - Moderate: This class requires that the incumbent stand or walk most of the time with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, reaching, working on irregular surfaces, occasional lifting of objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds. A valid California Class C Driver License is required to perform job-related essential functions. No out of class experience or withholds are allowed for this examination. Required experience must be fully met at the time of filing and clearly indicated on the application.

This examination will consist of an in-person interview which will assess Job Preparation, Knowledge and Skills, Problem Solving, and Oral Communication Skills weighted 100%. Applicants must receive a passing score of 70% or higher on the assessment to be added to the list. If you recently took identical components for other exams within the last 12 months, the test responses may be automatically transferred to this examination. This exam contains test components that might be used on future exams, and your responses could be transferred to that exam.

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Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the list accordingly. Applicants who passed the assessment(s) are placed on a list for a period of twelve (12) months. We will use this list to fill vacancies in the Department of Health Services as they occur.