Sheet Metal

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
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