Sheet Metal Worker II

Posting Details

Posting Number: S15395P

Job Title: Sheet Metal Worker II

Department: FMD-O&M-Sheet metal Shop

Posting Type: External

Posting Date: 07/08/2026

Closing Date: 07/22/2026

Proposed Starting Date: 08/17/2026

The University of Georgia was chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785 and is the birthplace of public higher education in America. The University has more than 240 years of academic and professional achievements and is committed to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton.

UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full‑time staff. Enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including the newly established School of Medicine.

College/Unit/Department Website: fmd.uga.edu

Classification

Title:

Sheet metal Worker III

FLSA: Non‑Exempt

FTE: 100%

Employment Type: Employee

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Work Schedule: Monday‑Friday 8:00 AM‑4:30 PM (occasional evenings and weekends may be required for emergency situations or planned work)

Travel

Schedule:

Not required

Additional Schedule Information: None

• High school diploma or equivalent and 5 years of related experience

None.

$50,000 or commensurate with experience.

Benefits Eligible.

TRS or ORP.

This position requires five years of experience working in a structural maintenance or construction setting and denotes an aptitude for facilities maintenance, construction, and upkeep of physical properties. Responsibilities include installing assemblies such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, and down spouts in supportive frameworks; selecting gauges and types of sheet metal or non‑metallic material according to product specifications;

drilling and punching holes for screws, bolts, and rivets; fastening seams and joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, and bonds; fabricating or altering parts at construction sites using shears, hammers, punches, and drills; trimming, filing, grinding, deburring, buffing, and smoothing surfaces, seams, and joints of assembled parts using hand tools and portable power tools;

finishing parts using hacksaws and hand, rotary, or squaring shears; maintaining equipment, making repairs and modifications as necessary; shaping metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms; transporting prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation; developing and laying out patterns that use materials most efficiently; inspecting assemblies and installations for conformance to specifications and building codes; determining project requirements and converting blueprints into shop drawings;

and performing related duties incidental to this work.

• Advanced level Tradesman
• Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
• Has a developed ability to communicate within organization pertinent and accurate information to facilitate multi‑personnel repair efforts
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
• Perform all construction, remodel, repair, replacement and renovation duties in accordance with departmental standards and applicable code

• Lift, stoop, crawl, work from a standard or extended ladder
• Lift up to 75 lbs during a normal 8‑hour work shift
• Meet standard requirements of the trades positions

• Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, and down spouts in supportive frameworks (30%)
• Fasten seams and joints together with welds, bolts, cement,…