Job Description

Job Summary

As a Sheet Metal Worker, your overall job duties will be as follows:

• Perform sheet metal fabrication, maintenance and installation of HVAC and kitchen equipment.
• Regularly fabricate gutters, equipment guarding and housings, and various other metal equipment working from blueprints, drawings, and oral instruction.
• Position regularly uses snips, shears, grinders, hammers, saws, drills and welding equipment to perform the essential functions of the position.

Skills Needed:

• Highly proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints and sketches, developing working drawings, templates, and patterns for sheet metal fabrication.
• Performs all measuring and marking metal sheets using squares, rules, trammels, punches, awls, scribes, etc., to indicate notches, holes, edges, joints, and reference lines.
• Provides training in these areas to junior sheet metal workers in the shop.
• Assemble and installs sheet metal equipment using drive and S locking devices, nuts, bolts rivets and screws.
• Able to install HVAC ducting systems, machine guarding and housings.
• Provides training in these areas to junior sheet metal workers in the shop.
• Fabricate ductwork, fittings, guards, louvers, drain pans, exhaust hoods, material racks, housings, electrical boxes, and specialty parts as requested.
• Provides training in these areas to junior sheet metal workers in the shop.
• Full working knowledge of the use of snips, manual and power shears, saws, drills, bar-fold, box, pan, and leaf brakes, slip and power rollers, crimping and edging tools, hammers mallets, anvils, and blocks to cut, form, and shape metals.
• Heavy physical activity.

Education & Experience:

• High school diploma/GED is required.
• 3 years' experience with sheet metal repair, fabrication and installation work, HVAC ductwork and fittings, soldering, welding, and ability to interpret blueprints, and fabricate from drawings and or sketches.

Additional Information:

• To learn more about Purdue's benefits summary CLICK HERE
• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
• A background check will be required for employment in this position
• FLSA: Non-Exempt (Eligible For Overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility: Non-exempt Defined Contribution Plan
• Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply

Education

Typically requires a high school diploma/GED

Experience

Minimum of 3 years of experience

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

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