Job Description
Primarily, our local union sheet metal workers fabricate, assemble and install a variety of sheet metal products. Typical jobs performed by a residential sheet metal worker include (but are not limited to):
- Low-rise housing furnace and duct installations
- Hi-Velocity
- Heating and ventilations systems in high-rise condominiums
- Shop fabrication
A sheet metal worker remains one of the only building trades person to start with a raw piece of material, custom fabricate it and install it. Being employed in the residential sheet metal trade means you could be working in a shop environment or working on a job site in the high-rise or low-rise sector.
Some of the responsibilities of a residential sheet metal worker include (but are not limited to):
- Reading blueprints and specifications
- Layout and fabrication
- Installation of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) systems
- Altering existing systems
To work as a sheet metal worker in Ontario you must:
- Hold a certificate of qualifications (308A or 308R)
- Be registered with the Ontario College Of Trades
- Be a registered sheet metal apprentice
If an individual wishes to train to become a sheet metal worker in Ontario, he or she must:
- Have completed grade 10
- Register with the Ontario College Of Trades
- Complete 9000 hours of work and in school training
- Complete basic, intermediate, and advanced schooling
- Successfully complete all required examinations
- Pay all prescribed fees