Sheet Metal Field Mechanic

Riddleberger Brothers - Winchester, VA

Full-time - Entry Level

Winchester, VA

Specialty Trade Contractors

About the position

Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. is seeking to hire a talented and growth-minded individual to join our team as a Sheet Metal Field Mechanic. This position involves fabricating, assembling, installing, and repairing sheet metal products and equipment such as duct work, control boxes, drainpipes, ventilators, and furnace casings, according to job orders and/or blueprints. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all safety standards, policies, and procedures while performing their duties. As a Sheet Metal Field Mechanic, you will be expected to fabricate or alter parts using various tools including shears, hammers, punches, snips, and drills. You will also install support hangers and make duct connections using clips, drives, nuts, bolts, TDC tape, sealer, and sheet metal screws as needed. The role requires cutting in 45-degree entry takeoff holes (round, rectangle, or square) using hand or electric snips, drilling and punching holes in metal for screws, bolts, rivets, and installing various duct connections. Additionally, you will be responsible for cutting holes in block or concrete walls and roofs, installing manual dampers and supporting hardware, and making final connections to equipment. The position also involves trimming, filing, grinding, deburring, buffing, and smoothing surfaces, seams, and joints of assembled parts using hand tools and portable power tools. You will fasten seams and joints with bolts, cement, rivets, caulk, clips, and install various types of ducts and dampers. The role may require you to use ladders, teletowers, scaffolding, or lifts to reach installation points, and operate man lifts, personal lifts, chain hoists, and duct jacks. Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. offers competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits package, apprenticeship opportunities with a pathway to licensure, and growth and development opportunities. We also provide a scholarship program for our employees' children, discounts at major automotive, computer, and cell phone companies, and employee referral incentives. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurances, short-term and long-term disability insurances, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, health care and dependent day care FSA's, an employee assistance program (EAP), a 401(k) plan, and an annual bonus, among other benefits.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment such as duct work, control boxes, drainpipes, ventilators, and furnace casings according to job orders and/or blueprints.
• Comply with all safety standards, policies, and procedures.
• Fabricate or alter parts using shears, hammers, punches, snips, and drills.
• Install support hangers and make duct connections using clips, drives, nuts, bolts, TDC tape, sealer, and sheet metal screws as needed.
• Cut in 45-degree entry takeoff holes (round, rectangle, or square) using hand or electric snips.
• Drill and punch holes in metal for screws, bolts, rivets and install spin-in, peel and stick, or airtight duct taps, connecting to branch duct.
• Cut holes in block or concrete walls and roofs.
• Install manual dampers and supporting hardware, making final connections to equipment.
• Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, and smooth surfaces, seams, and joints of assembled parts using hand tools and portable power tools.
• Fasten seams and joints with bolts, cement, rivets, caulk, clips, etc.
• Install round pipe/spiral duct, flex duct, motorized dampers, fire dampers, splitter dampers, louvers, air handlers, and flex duct.
• Miter ducts and insulate duct or wrap if required.
• Repair duct liner if necessary.
• Use ladders, teletowers, scaffolding, or lifts to reach installation points.
• Operate man lifts, personal lifts, chain hoists, and duct jacks.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license and ability to meet company driver qualification policy.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in sheet metal fabrication and installation.
• Strong teamwork and customer service skills.
• Commitment to safety and quality.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurances
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurances
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Health Care and Dependent Day Care FSA's
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Plan
• Annual Bonus
• Generous Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time