Sheet Metal Mechanic

Sheet Metal Mechanic: 

Requires skill and knowledge in repairing, fabricating, modifying, and installing sheet metal parts, items, and assemblies.

Basic sheet metal work involves planning, laying out, constructing, and installing articles such as deflectors, pans, and other items with predominantly straight edges and regular curves.

Use of variety of tools including punches, drills, chisels, hammers, mallets, shears, rolls, brakes, pneumatic riveters, and metal forming machines are used to cut, punch, drill, bend, and otherwise shape sheet metal parts.

Measuring instruments used include calipers; and snap ring, height, depth, dial, and screw pitch gauges.

Hand and power machines such as slip roll forming machines, box and pan brakes, crimpers, and beading machines are also used