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Career Paths

So what will you do with a career in the Sheet Metal Industry?

Better Than College? You Decide.

Production

Working in the shop to assemble finished products such as:

  • Ice machines

Fabrication

Working in the shop to make finished components for construction projects such as:

  • Spiral Duct Components
  • Square Duct Components
  • Spin-Ins
  • All other parts and fittings as necessary

Sheet Metal Installers

Install various sheet metal products, primarily building and installing ductwork for HVAC systems in predominantly commercial applications with some residential work as well.

  • Installation sites include everything from private homes, to malls and department stores, to clean rooms in technology research facilities and hospitals

Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Technician

Once a building is operational and all of the HVAC systems are in place, a TAB Tech handles:

  • Tests every component of the system to certify that it is working to the engineers’ specifications
  • Adjusting duct dampers, grills, heating and cooling coils, fans, waterflows in radiant heating systems, along with numerous other minor adjustments to the HVAC system in a building that makes its possible for employees to be productive at work
  • Balancing airflows and waterflows to every individual zone in the system so that the system is working as efficiently as possible
  • TAB Techs are the final sign-off on a completed HVAC system before the building can be occupied
  • Performing energy audits for existing buildings to increase energy efficiency and promote Green Technologies and Practices

Service Techs

Once a building is operational, Service Techs handle:

  • Servicing old equipment like furnaces, AC units, ductwork, gas piping, refrigeration lines, and wiring if necessary
  • Installing new units when necessary

Welders (Trained and Certified in our AWS Testing Lab)

Work in both field and shop

  • Constructing grease ducts
  • Stainless steel hoods
  • Stainless steel exhaust ducts

Drafters and AutoDesk Tech

Sketching, Hand Drafting and CAD

  • Designing everything from individual fittings to entire HVAC systems for commercial buildings
  • Use of Trimble Station, Navis, AutoDesk, and other drafting technologies to lay out jobs digitally and using GPS coordinates

Foreman

Leading a team of Sheet Metal Industry Professionals

  • On-Site Construction Management
  • Shop Division Direction and Management
  • Apprentice Development

General Foreman

Managing entire jobsites of Sheet Metal Industry Professionals

  • Construction Project Management
  • Full Shop Management
  • Leadership Development

Contractor

Owning your own business Employing Sheet Metal Industry Professionals

  • Over 55% of SMACNA Colorado Member Contractors are owned by Sheet Metal Industry Professionals who started as Apprentices and now own their own businesses

JATC Instructor

Training and Educating the Next Generation of Sheet Metal Industry Professionals

  • Teaching in the Apprenticeship and Training Center
  • On The Job Training

JATC Director

Coordinating and Directing the Educations of the Next Generation of Sheet Metal Industry Professionals

  • Developing curriculum
  • Developing Instructors

SMART Local 9 Organizer

Bringing new Sheet Metal Industry Professionals and new Sheet Metal Industry Shops into the SMART Local 9 and SMACNA Families

SMART Local 9 Business Agent

Representing Sheet Metal Industry Professionals on the jobsite and in the boardroom

SMART Local 9 Business Manager

Representing Sheet Metal Industry Professionals in negotiations and in official capacity