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Sheet Metal Mechanic
Job in
Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 70605, USA
Listed on 2026-03-04
Listing for:
Regional Mechanical Services LLC
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-04
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Fabrication, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Sheet Metal Mechanic Job Description
Overview:
Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.
High Level Job Functions:
- 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.
- Maneuver completed units into position for installation and anchor the units.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, or furnace casings.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Drill and punch holes in metal, for screws, bolts, and rivets.
- Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Getting Information
- Read blueprints
- Read production layouts
- Read technical drawings
- Determine project methods and procedures
- Make independent judgment in assembly procedures
- Cut metal or plastic
- Fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
- File, sand, grind, or polish metal or plastic objects
- Stretch, bend, straighten, shape, pound, or press metal or plastic
- Fabricate ducting
- Fabricate sheet metal parts or items
- Operate sheet metal fabrication machines
- Set up and operate variety of machine tools
- Use hand or power tools
- Use machine tools in installation, maintenance, or repair
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
- Examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
Performing General Physical Activities
- Build or repair structures in construction, repair, or manufacturing setting
- Climb ladders, scaffolding, or utility or telephone poles
- Erect scaffold
- Install sheet metal assemblies in supportive framework
- Move or fit heavy objects
- Repair sheet metal products
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
- Determine material or tool requirements
- Lay out machining, welding, or precision assembly projects
- Position, align, or level machines, equipment, or structures
- Set up production equipment or machinery
- Adhere to safety procedures
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