4121-11 General Fabrication Engineering Tradesperson

Manipulates and forms sheet metal, structural steel and other metal stock to fabricate, maintain or repair metal products and structures.

Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate III or higher qualification.

Tasks Include:

• reads and interprets drawings and specifications
• cuts, rolls, bends, shapes, moulds, spins, heats or hammers metal products to fabricate parts or sub-assemblies
• heat treats metal parts and components
• sets up and operates welding equipment to complete welding tasks
• fits and assembles metallic components by riveting, bolting, welding, brazing or soldering
• finishes products by cleaning, polishing, filling or bathing them in acidic solutions
• measures quality of fabricated parts or sub-assemblies
• marks out metal stock with reference points and lines and makes templates
• may set up and operate spinning lathes to spin shaped articles from sheet or structural metal
• may plan, lay out and fabricate mould patterns for producing metal castings and form sand moulds and cores for the production of metal castings