9612- Labourers in metal fabrication

Canada NOC: 
9612
Job Title: 

Labourers in metal fabrication

Job Description: 

Labourers in this unit group remove excess metal and unwanted materials from metal parts, castings and other metal products and perform other labouring activities. They are employed in structural steel, boiler and platework fabrication plants, heavy machinery manufacturing plants, sheet metal fabrication shops, shipbuilding and other metal products manufacturing companies.

Main Duties: 

Labourers in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:


Read and interpret work orders
Operate metal cleaning equipment such as wheelabrators, deburrers and shotblasters to remove excess welds, rust, scale and other material from surfaces of metal parts, castings and other metal products
Polish metal products to mirror finish
Immerse metal products in cleaning solutions
Assist structural steel and platework fitters, sheet metal workers, metalworking machine operators or other metal workers
Transport raw materials and finished metal products manually or using hoists or other devices
Sort metal sheets and parts, scrap metal and other materials
Clean work areas and equipment
Load and unload vehicles using hand truck or dolly
May cut, grind or chip excess metal from metal products using hand tools.

Employment Requirements: 

Some secondary school education may be required.

Additional Inormation: 

There is some mobility among occupations in this unit group.
Progression to metalworking machine operator positions is possible with experience.

Classified Elsewhere: 

Labourers in mineral and metal processing (9611)

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Source Of Info: 

National Occupation Classification, (2011)

Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada,

February 2012,

Catalogue no. 12-583-X