Sheet Metal Workers do more than building and construction work. Production sheet metal work constitutes a major segment of the sheet metal industries. SMWIA members are employed in manufacturing facilities of all sizes, from small family-owned businesses to large multi-national corporations.
SMWIA Production Workers make up more than 25 percent of the SMWIA membership, enjoying wages, benefits, and safe working conditions that are unparalleled in the industries we represent. Most every SMWIA Production collective bargaining agreement includes a grievance and arbitration dispute resolution process.
SMWIA Production Members don't just do the sheet metal fabrication, they do most products from start to finish. SMWIA Production Members responsibilities include:
• Quality control, machine maintenance and tool & die makers
• Programming, set up and operation of state of the art machinery and robotics
• Fabrication of all types of sheet metal, plastics, fiberglass and other materials for used in a multitude of products
• Manufacturing components used for assembly of various products
• Manufacturing and assembly of complex products such as for industrial, commercial and residential air handling HVAC equipment, kitchen and restaurant equipment, sinks, faucets, bathtubs, water heaters, stainless steel and fiberglass tanks, auto parts, trucking and aircraft components, signage and hundreds of other manufactured products.
The SMWIA Director of Production Workers oversees a staff of trained professionals from the manufacturing background who provide assistance to SMWIA Local Unions in:
• Collective bargaining negotiations
• Coordinating bargaining with large corporations with multiple SMWIA locations
• Grievance and arbitration handling
• Stewards training
• Internal organizing training