Internship Sheet Metal Worker Jobs in Riverside, CA

Superior Duct Fabrication in Corona is seeking to fill one opening for entry-level production workers. No experience necessary. Must be able to pass a basic physical and drug screening and criminal background check.

This is a union position (Local 105 SMART). Union membership is mandatory. After a probationary period, medical benefits are available to employee and dependents at no cost.

Purpose:

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Education:

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

Knowledge:

Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Skills:

Basic Skills

• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Work Context

Body Positioning

• Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
• Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
• Spend Time Standing
• Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
• Spend Time Walking

Environmental Conditions

• Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
• Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

Pace and Scheduling

• Time Pressure

Work Attire

• Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, or Hard Hats

Work Setting

• Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
• Outdoors, Exposed to Weather

Tasks

• Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
• Drill and punch holes in metal, for screws, bolts, and rivets.
• Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.
• Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
• Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
• Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.

Activities

Handling and Moving Objects

• Cut metal
• File, sand, grind, or polish metal objects
• Stretch, bend, straighten, shape, pound, or press metal

Controlling Machines and Processes

• Fabricate ducting, sheet metal parts or items
• Operate sheet metal fabrication machines
• Use hand or power tools
• Use machine tools in installation, maintenance, or repair
• Use precision measuring tools or equipment

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

• Examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications

Performing General Physical Activities

• Build or repair structures in manufacturing setting
• Install sheet metal assemblies in supportive framework
• Move or fit heavy objects
• Repair sheet metal products

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

• Position, align, or level machines, equipment, or structures
• Set up production equipment or machinery

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

• Adhere to safety procedures
• Perform safety inspections in manufacturing or repair setting

Tools and Technology

Tools

Hammers

• Ball peen hammers
• Bumping hammers
• Hammers
• Setting hammers

Punches or nail sets or drifts

• Center punches
• Drifts
• Hole punches
• Power punches
• Prick punches

Sequential forming machines

• Bar folders
• Beading machines
• Box and pan brakes
• Easy edgers
• Slip roll formers

Shears

• Foot shears
• Power shears
• Ring and circular shears
• Squaring shears
• Unishears

Workshop presses

• Cleat folders
• Cleat formers
• Computer controlled presses
• Hand brakes
• Power brakes

Superior Duct Fabrication, Inc. manufactures duct work and sheet metal products for the HVAC industry, as well as industrial dust collection and exhaust systems. Our goal is to provide superior service and high-quality products to our customers to enable them to meet their deadlines. We work closely with customers on a wide range of commercial projects all over the Western US, shipping from our 8 locations in Pomona and Camarillo Corona, Anaheim, Oceanside, California. Las Vegas, Nevada, Tempe, Arizona, and Columbus, OH.