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Metal Trades Assistant
( Welder (2nd and 3rd Class) )

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	Monitoring a vertical borer to ensure accuracy

Metal trades assistants assist metal engineering tradespeople by performing routine tasks.

Duties and Tasks

Metal trades assistants may:

position and hold metal stock or products to enable work to be carried out
perform assembly and dismantling operations, such as screwing or bolting
solder or spot weld components using electrical spot or butt welding machines
operate power hammers, presses or other cutting and shaping tools and machines
transport tools, materials and workpieces to and from sites or workbenches
hand tools to tradespersons and hold tools not immediately required
clean and prepare working surfaces.

Quick Facts

Learning Area	Industrial Arts
Work Demand	Including dusty or polluted environment Including full use of hands/fingers Including heavy lifting Including mainly indoor work Including noisy environment Including physical effort Including standing for long periods
Work Field	Metal, Electrical and Automotive
Work Interest	Practical or Mechanical
Skill Level	Semi-skilled Jobs

Work Conditions

Metal trades assistants may specialise as boilermakers' assistants, fitters' assistants, metal forgers' assistants, metal moulders' assistants, or as second-class or third-class welders. The work involves standing and lifting.

Welders work in workshops or production areas. Their work is at times carried out in confined spaces. Potential employees must demonstrate awareness of personal and industrial safety and wear supplied protective clothing and special eye shields. See Welder - First Class under the Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication entry for more information.