7213-Sheet Metal Workers

Job Title: 

Sheet Metal Workers

Job Description: 

Sheet metal workers make, install and repair articles and parts of articles made out of sheet metal such as sheet steel, copper, tin, brass, aluminium, zinc or galvanised iron.

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • marking sheet metal for cutting and shaping
  • making and repairing household utensils and other articles in tin, copper and light alloys, or ornamental articles and fittings
  • making and repairing boilers, tanks, vats and similar containers
  • installing and repairing sheet-metal parts of vehicles and aircraft
  • converting blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction and assembly of sheet metal products
  • determining project requirements, including scope, assembly sequences, and required methods and materials, according to blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions
  • inspecting product quality and installation to ensure conformance to specifications
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes

Boilermaking plater
Panel beater (vehicle)
Ornamental sheet metal worker

Specific Occupations: 

72131
Sheet metal worker (general)

72132
Boilermaker

72133
Panel beater

72139
Other sheet metal workers

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Source Of Info: 

Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore