Issued:	07/23/00	Classification Code # 73399
Supersedes:	02/25/74	FLSA NE

TITLE:

APPRENTICE SHEET METAL WORKER

GRADE:

A7

BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY

As an apprentice to design, lay out, form, fabricate, install and repair sheet metal, fiberglass or other synthetic structures or devices.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform the following duties as an apprentice: Select gauge and type of material appropriate for the structure involved. Design and lay out the structure to be fabricated. Cut and form fiberglass or other synthetic materials and various types of sheet metal, including non-ferrous, iron and steel, using tin snips, hammer and hand or power driven shearing, rolling, bending, breaking, drilling, forming machines and spot welders. Assemble, install and repair structures, including ducts, machine guards, roof gutters, flashing, tanks, cabinets, boxed, blowers, ventilators, air washers, air-conditioners, drainpipes, hoppers, filter housings, roof vents, sinks, troughs and lab hoods, using soldering and riveting equipment, portable power drills, power grinders and buffers, files, hoists, scaffolds and fabricated hangers. Perform prime coat painting. Maintain and clean equipment and working area. Read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, sketches and job specifications. Insulate internal duct work. Prepare records and service reports of materials and time expended.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Supervision is received from a designated official.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from high school.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.