Sheet Metal - Journeyman

Sheet Metal - Journeyman

The incumbent fabricates, assembles, installs, and repairs sheet metal products and equipment. This person may occasionally oversee and direct the work of a small group of laborers.

Base hourly rate of $23/hr - $34/hr

Key tasks and responsibilities include shearing, forming, handling, bending, and welding thin sheet metal during the fabrication process. Operates shears, plasma machines, press brakes, welding machines, and other various hand tools. Loads and unloads trucks of material to be staged and installed throughout the jobsite. Hangs steel supports from ceiling joists and concrete slabs to hold ducts in place. Measures and marks dimensions and reference lines on metal sheets. Drills holes in metal for screws, bolts, and rivets. Installs metal ducts with supportive frameworks. Fabricates or alters parts at construction sites on an as-needed basis. Fastens seams and joints by welding, bolting, or riveting. Reviews blueprints and specifications to determine work sequence and effective, safe procedures. Completes all AHA's and daily huddles, and pre-plans work to ensure safety, productivity, and quality. Inspects equipment, structures, and materials to identify the cause of errors, safety hazards, or other issues, and solutions or escalates them appropriately. Facilitates knowledge transfer and teaches trade skills to less experienced tradespeople.

Conduct standards include maintaining appropriate company confidentiality at all times, protecting the assets of the company and ethically upholding the code of conduct & ethics in all situations, cultivating and promoting the "Hearts & Minds" safety culture, and consistently exemplifying the core values of the company.

Work environment entails varying exposure to weather, potentially harmful materials or chemicals, fumes, odors, noise, dangerous machinery, and/or other conditions typically associated with a live construction site. Depending on the work location, the incumbent may be exposed to extreme temperatures, inclement weather, noise, poor ventilation/lighting, and other hazards or conditions typically associated with a construction job site.

Physical demands include standing, walking, sitting, reaching above shoulder height, working with body bent at waist, working with arms extended at shoulder level, kneeling, crawling, squatting, hand tool manipulation, pushing, pulling, twisting, turning, driving commercial vehicle, climbing ladders, stairs, lifting, carrying without assistance (maximum), and travel up to 15%.

Minimum qualifications include graduation from high school, vocational school, or training equivalent, 5-8 years of mechanical contracting experience, ability to work from blueprints, sketches, and oral instructions under limited supervision, construction-document and drawing literacy, knowledge of all phases of construction, demonstrated knowledge of the methods, practices, techniques, tools, and equipment employed in the joining, jointing, cutting, bending, threading of all types of HVAC piping, general knowledge of the hazards of the trade and necessary precautionary measures, willingness and ability to work nights and overtime on an as-needed basis, capacity to leverage leadership skills to facilitate learning, teamwork, and collaborative relationships, valid driver's license, driving record compliant with the company's policies and MVR requirements, and consent to ongoing driving record monitoring by the company.

Preferred qualifications include rigging and signaling certification, forklift certification, aerial and scissor lift certification, completed OSHA 30-hour training, and current first aid/CPR certification.