Sheetmetal Trades Worker Jobs In Australia
Sheetmetal Trades Worker
Sheetmetal Trades Worker Jobs In Australia - Locations include: Sydney, Melbourne and Gold Coast
Sheetmetal Trades Workers mark out, shape, form and join sheet metal and other materials to make products and components. Their specialisations are Metal Spinner and Sheetmetal Patternmaker. They study blueprints, drawings, and specifications to determine job, material and equipment requirements. They also select metal stocks such as stainless steel, galvanized iron, mild steel, aluminum, and copper.
There are jobs in many parts of Australia for Sheetmetal Trades Workers but Queensland has a large share. They mainly work in Manufacturing, Construction, and other services. *This is a small occupation employing 6,900 workers. The number of workers has fallen over the past 5 years. Over the next 5 years (to May 2022) the number of workers is expected to stay about the same at 6,900. Around 4,000 job openings are likely over this time from workers leaving and new jobs being created.
According to a study conducted by Department of Jobs and Small Business, shortages of appropriately skilled and experienced sheet metal workers are evident across the state, especially in metropolitan areas. Applicant numbers have declined over the past 2 years.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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A Certificate III/IV is usually needed to work in this job and most workers have this qualification. Training is most commonly through an apprenticeship, which combines on-the-job training with the qualification.
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Knowledge in Mechanical, Mathematics, Building, and Construction, English Language, Administration, and Management rate as the most important areas.
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The skills workers rate as most important is in Critical Thinking, Coordination, Judgement and Decision Making, Mathematics and Monitoring.
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The physical and social abilities workers rate as the most important are: Near Vision, Multilimb Coordination, Visualization, Information Ordering, and Arm-Hand Steadiness.
If you are an experienced Sheetmetal Trades Workers wanting to know the job opportunities in Australia and the pathway to Australian permanent residency, we are inviting you to send us a copy of your updated resume, together with your expression of interest:
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Locals and/or onshore candidates with full work rights and are immediately available will be prioritized. When required, work visa sponsorship may also be offered to outstanding international candidates, preferably onshore. Qualified applicants on working holiday visa are likewise encouraged to apply.
Blue Collar Skills is a recruitment agency that specialises in qualified blue-collar staffing. We help organisations recruit skilled tradesmen. We also assist qualified trades and technicians to find work compatible with their skills and work experiences.
Blue Collar Skills is a division of Konnecting, an Australian skilled migration and international recruitment consultancy firm. Konnecting specialises in sourcing candidates for niche roles and a registered migration agency that processes Australian employer sponsored visas.