{"id":4491,"date":"2024-02-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=4491"},"modified":"2026-06-27T18:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T01:59:52","slug":"sheet-metal-mechanic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/sheet-metal-mechanic\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheet Metal Mechanic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18866 (NE S WFSE Trades)<br \/>\n22858 (NE H NI WFSE Trades)<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEFINITION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perform journey-level work in forming, fabrication, and installation of sheet metal components.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Positions in this class perform a variety of journey-level duties in skilled sheet metal repair and fabrication work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lay out, fabricate, and install standard and custom-made gutters, downspouts, vent covers, hatch covers, grills, louvers, ducts, and flashing;<\/p>\n<p>Lay out, fabricate, install, maintain, or repair stove pipes, grates, guards, chimney caps, machine guards, sinks, incinerators, screens, metal hoppers, shields, roofing and sheet metal parts and components;<\/p>\n<p>Repair metal windows and doors; form and weld, solder, braze, or silver solder a variety of metal objects, fixtures, equipment, and structures;<\/p>\n<p>Operate hand and power brakes, forming rods, squaring shears, elbow machines, folding machines, emery wheels, power punches, and other power and hand tools;<\/p>\n<p>Estimate quantity of material and hours of labor required to perform various jobs;<\/p>\n<p>Service, install, and repair oil burners, fire boxes, ventilation and heating ducts;<\/p>\n<p>Inspect ventilation and exhaust systems for fire hazard, hazardous fumes, and general effectiveness of operation;<\/p>\n<p>Develop preliminary cost estimates for installations and repairs;<\/p>\n<p>Drive service truck as required; load and unload materials and supplies;<\/p>\n<p>May lead and instruct helpers as required;<\/p>\n<p>May perform work in other trades;<\/p>\n<p>Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Completion of a recognized apprenticeship as a sheet metal mechanic; OR full journey status as a sheet metal mechanic in a union; OR four years&#8217; applicable work experience. Vocational training may be substituted for work experience on a year-for-year basis. Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator&#8217;s license may be required.<\/p>\n<p>Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>01\/03\/1973: New Class<br \/>\n06\/01\/2005: CSR Class Conversion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 18866 (NE S WFSE Trades) 22858 (NE H NI WFSE Trades) DEFINITION Perform journey-level work in forming, fabrication, and installation of sheet metal components. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Positions in this class perform a variety of journey-level duties in skilled sheet metal repair and fabrication work. TYPICAL WORK Lay out, fabricate, and install standard and custom-made gutters, downspouts, vent covers, hatch covers, grills, louvers, ducts, and flashing; Lay out, fabricate, install, maintain, or repair stove pipes, grates,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4491","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4491"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11399,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4491\/revisions\/11399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}