Trades

Sheet metal worker

Langley, British Columbia · posted 2026-09-15

$38.50 hourly · 2 openings

Pay is above the local median for this work ($32.17 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)

What the posting asks for

  • Under 7 months' experience
  • High school
  • English

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Hours and terms

  • 35 hours a week
  • Full time, Permanent employment
  • In person

Usually needed for this kind of work

  • B.C. requires a certificate for this trade (Sheet metal worker). Registered apprentices can do the work while they train. SkilledTradesBC
  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a three to five year apprenticeship program ora combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in sheet metal working is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified sheet metal workers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Sheet metal workers (NOC 72102). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

  • Read engineering and architectural drawings, sketches and work specifications to be performed, and lay out, measure and mark sheet metal according to drawings or templates
  • Develop patterns for sheet metal using computer-assisted design and drafting (CAD) software package
  • Operate light metalworking machines such as shears, brakes, punches, and drill presses, including computer numerical control (CNC) equipment to cut, bend, punch, drill, shape or straighten sheet metal
  • Operate computerized laser or plasma cutting equipment to cut sheet metal
  • Install and use rigging and hoisting equipment
  • Fit and join sheet metal parts using riveting, welding, soldering and similar equipment to fabricate products such as ventilation shafts, exhaust hoods, eavestroughs, partition frames, air and heat ducts, material handling systems, roof decking and sheet metal buildings

About the employer

  • Industry: Construction
  • Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

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