Sheetmetal Trades Worker Career Assessment
Occupation Code
322211List
MLTSSL
Descriptions
Marks out, shapes, forms and joins sheetmetal and other materials to make products and components.
Job Description
- Studying blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine job, material and equipment requirements
- Selecting metal stock, such as stainless steel, galvanised iron, mild steel, aluminium and copper, and checking sizes, gauges and other dimensions of metal stock against specifications
- Marking out metal stock with reference points and lines, using templates, gauges and other measuring instruments
- Cutting metal stock along guidelines using hand and power shears, guillotines and drills
- Shaping and forming cut metal stock into products using folding and bending machines, rollers, presses and hammers
- Fitting and assembling components into final products by welding, riveting, soldering, brazing and otherwise joining
- Finishing products by polishing, filing, sanding and cleaning assembled products
- May repair damaged sheetmetal products and components
- May specialise in fabrication, or on-site assembly and installation, of sheetmetal products
- May produce aircraft sheet metal components requiring advanced drawing and calculating skills
- May specialise in decorative copperwork
Types of visas you can apply for
Common visa types
Skilled Independent visa(subclass 189)
Skilled Nominated visa(subclass 190)
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)
Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)
Training visa (subclass 407)
Other visa types
489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream