Ornamental metal worker

Code 7223.14

Ornamental metal workers use finishing equipment and machinery to shape and finish fabricated ornamental metal workpieces, often used for the installation process in construction, such as railings, staircases, open steel flooring, fences and gates, and others.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • design drawings
  • torch temperature for metal processes
  • types of metal

Skills and competences

  • apply precision metalworking techniques
  • heat metals
  • cut ornamental design
  • shape ornamental design
  • ensure equipment availability
  • operate precision measuring equipment
  • mark designs on metal pieces
  • mark a metal workpiece
  • recognise signs of corrosion
  • remove inadequate workpieces
  • remove processed workpiece
  • shape metal over anvils
  • wear appropriate protective gear
  • use metalworking tools

Transversal competences

  • ensure correct metal temperature

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences