Sheet Metal Worker

County of Los Angeles•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs journey-level sheet metal installation, fabrication, assembly and repair work. LA Health Services is LA County’s integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. Our system includes four public hospitals, more than 20 community health centers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Correctional Health Services, and community-based programs that connect people to care where they are. We serve as the safety net for more than 10 million residents, providing care regardless of ability to pay, insurance coverage, or immigration status. As one connected system, we deliver extraordinary care—from prevention and primary care to emergency, specialty, trauma, and recovery services across Los Angeles County. With more than 2.9 million visits annually and a workforce of over 23,000 dedicated staff, LA Health Services is proud to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and accessible care to everyone, no matter how they come through our doors.

Requirements

Completion of a recognized apprenticeship training program in sheet metal work of at least four (4) years duration.
Five (5) years of experience in sheet metal work in the building trades, one (1) year of which must have been at the journey-level.
Journey-level experience applies to a person who has completed an apprenticeship program or is an experienced worker, not a trainee, and is fully qualified and able to perform a specific trade without supervision.
A valid California Class C Driver License is required to perform job-related essential functions.
Required experience must be fully met at the time of filing and clearly indicated on the application.
Applicants who expect to qualify under Option I, must include a legible photocopy of their apprenticeship training certificate.
In order to receive credit for the required certification you must include a legible copy of the official certificate at the time of filing or within seven 7 calendar days from the date of filing application.
Please submit documentation to [email protected] and indicate your name, the exam name, and the exam number.
For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/070812_PPG123.pdf
We do not accept password-protected documents.
Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.

Nice To Haves

The application filing period will begin on May 28, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) - Continuous . We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectantly once we have enough qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

Performs journey-level sheet metal installation, fabrication, assembly and repair work.
Lays out, cuts, shapes and constructs articles of sheet metal, including black and galvanized iron and steel, tin, copper, brass, zinc, and stainless steel.
Supervises apprentices and helpers.
Punches or drills holes for rivets, bolts or metal screws.
Grinds and files seams, joints and rough surfaces; burrs and turns edges.
Fabricates or repairs such sheet metal articles as roofing, gutters, flashing, louvers, ventilators, ducts, hoods, sinks, steam tables, trays, lockers, shelves, fire doors and metal windows.
Transfers patterns from blueprints to metal, using scale, compass, divider, prick punch and other layout tools.
Fabricates signs, ducts, vessels, etc., from plastics.
Solders, welds and brazes.
Drives automotive equipment to and from work sites in order to transport the necessary tools, equipment, and materials required to perform the job.
Maintains tools and equipment.