Sheet Metal Worker

SALARY DETAILS

$53.04 Hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Application Open Date: 07/11/2025
Application Close Date: 07/28/2025

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

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BENEFITS

Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on a 10 or 11 month basis - salary and paid time off for 10 or 11 month positions will be adjusted accordingly.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A Sheet Metal Worker performs journey-level sheet metal work that includes detailing, pattern layout, cutting, forming, bending, grinding, riveting, spot welding, soldering, and seaming various metal components.

Some of the core duties will require that a job incumbent:

- Fabricates, installs, and repairs serving tables, steam tables, sinks, ventilating systems (including nonmetallic ductwork), water-proof pans, gutters, downspouts, drain and vent pipes, flashings, window security grilles, metallic-sash windows, and ornamental iron work, using a variety of metals, including black iron, galvanized iron, stainless steel, copper, brass, and aluminum.
- Installs, repairs, and alters school lockers, metal racks, and metal shelving.
- May assist in preparing material lists, estimating job costs, preparing job records, and performing surveys.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.

EXPERIENCE: Successful completion of a recognized apprenticeship program in sheet metal work, or five years of experience of sheet metal work in the building trades, of which one year must have been at the journey-level.

SPECIAL: A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the state of California and the use of a motor vehicle.

SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, crawl, climb, reach overhead, crouch, kneel, balance, push, pull, and safety lift up to 100 pounds
- Ability to work safely in confined spaces
- Ability to work safely at heights, including use of ladders, scaffolding, and other related equipment

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will possess broad technical skills and good working knowledge of:

- Methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in the sheet metal trade
- Radial line development, parallel line development, and triangulation methods for pattern layout and detailing
- Common sheet metal seams and their applications
- Safety regulations and practices of the sheet metal trade
- Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) standards for the fabrication of various sheet metal building components
- Principles of design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance of a variety of metal and bar processes

Additionally, we are seeking candidates with a demonstrated ability to:

- Manual dexterity and strength to use tools of the trade
- Make working patterns and perform skilled sheet metal work from sketches
- Make detailed measurements and serviceable sketches of typical sheet metal work
- Follow oral and written instructions
- Read and interpret blueprints, plans, drawings, and specifications
- Work effectively with administrators, other District personnel, and the public
- Operate a computer and associated peripheral equipment

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The tentativeassessment plan for this position may consist of a Computerized Multiple-Choice Assessment and a Performance Test.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

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