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Length of Apprenticeship - Five Years
Sheet Metal workers make, install, and maintain air-conditioning, heating, ventilation, and pollution control duct systems; roofs; siding; rain gutter; downspouts; skylights; restaurant equipment; outdoor signs; any many other products made with metal sheets. They also may work with fiberglass and plastic materials. Although some workers specialize in fabrication, installation, or maintenance, most do all three jobs.
Sheet metal workers who fabricate sheet metal products work in shops that are well-lighted and well-ventilated. However, they stand for long periods and lift heavy materials and finished pieces. Those performing installation work do considerable bending, lifting, standing, climbing, and squatting, sometimes in close quarters or in awkward positions. Although duct systems and kitchen equipment are installed indoors, the installation of siding, roofs, and gutters involves much outdoor work, requiring sheet metal workers to work in various kinds of weather.
For more information and application materials, contact:
Sheet Metal Workers Local 18
Kurt Nickel
5425 W. Vliet Street
Milwaukee, WI 53208-2118
414.778.1444
milsheetmetaljatc@msn.com |