Construction Opportunity: Sheet Metal Worker

Sheet metal worker Current Vacancies

2007-03-06:

Sheet metal workers, also known as platers, make a variety of metal products including pipes, cylinders, panels and containers.

Metal workers work with sheets of metal for lighter products such as car panels, while platers work with heavier, thicker plates used in heavy industry, for instance, oil and gas platform construction.

Following diagrams, engineering drawings, blueprints or written instructions, workers mark out and cut metal sections to the required shape and size.

Sheet metal workers usually work a 37- to 39-hour week, which may include shifts.
Workers wear protective clothing, safety footwear and hard hats and masks, for instance, when welding.

Sheet metal workers work on site or in workshops where conditions can be noisy, hot and dirty.

Sheet metal workers and platers work in manufacturing industries such as car, aircraft, ventilation equipment and office furniture manufacture.

They also work for engineering and civil engineering companies involved in projects that require the fabrication of large metal structures, such as oil rigs and storage tanks.

Most sheet metal work is available in the Midlands, north-east, south Wales, London and the south-east of England.

Heavy engineering companies and bases of engineering construction companies, which employ platers, tend to be in Scotland and the north of England.

Experienced workers earn between 16,500 and 20,000. Shift work and overtime may increase these rates. (Permalink)