| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Determine project requirements, including scope, assembly sequences, and required methods and materials, according to blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions. |
| Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, according to drawings or templates, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, and rulers. |
| Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items. |
| Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks. |
| Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products. |
| Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills. |
| Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications. |
| Maneuver completed units into position for installation, and anchor the units. |
| Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation. |
| Drill and punch holes in metal, for screws, bolts, and rivets. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others. |
| Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |