Job Details
Sheet Metal Supervisor I, Buildings & Grounds (9345) PEX
2025-11-21 San Francisco Unified School District San Francisco,CA
Description:
Who We Want
We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children's potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is seeking a qualified Sheet Metal Supervisor I to lead and supervise skilled trades staff in both sheet metal and ironwork operations. This position is responsible for overseeing the fabrication, installation, and repair of metal components including railings, fencing, doors, custom fixtures, HVAC ductwork, furnaces and other structural elements essential to maintaining safe, comfortable and secure school facilities.
By ensuring the integrity and safety of school infrastructure, the Sheet Metal Supervisor I plays a vital role in creating and maintaining a safe, functional, and supportive environment for students, staff, and the broader school community.
Essential Duties
The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to the job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive or exhaustive list.
As the Sheet Metal Supervisor I , you will:
Job-Related and Essential Qualifications:
Knowledge of: journey-level sheet metal practices and procedures, tools and materials used in the trade, cost estimation practices; safety practices and procedures including CAL-OSHA regulations and applicable sections of the City's Safety Rule Book.
Ability to: perform supervisory responsibilities; communicate verbally and in written format; prepare and maintain accurate records and reports; establish and maintain good working relationships; and drive city vehicles.
Nature of work requires working out in the field at a variety of job sites and under potentially hazardous conditions, such as in and around raw sewage, at great heights, in all weather conditions, in cramped or enclosed areas, lifting heavy equipment and materials. Work shifts may vary and may include weekend and night work.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience and Training Guidelines:
SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $62.83-$76.38 /hourly commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.
How to Apply
Verification
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at
Note: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.
Non-Discrimination Policy
San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This policy extends to San Francisco County Office of Education, including community school programs and activities.
For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.
Job Class: Sheet Metal Supervisor I / 9345
Salary Range: $62.83-$76.38 / Hourly
Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt (PEX) (what does this mean?)
Length of Appointment: 3 years
Calendar: Full Time / Full Year
Who We Are
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 130 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD's Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.
What It Means to Work Here
The SFUSD community is unified by ourCore Values:
- Student-centered: We put students' needs first
- Fearless: We persist through challenges
- United: We celebrate and build on each other's strengths
- Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
- Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person
Who We Want
We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children's potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is seeking a qualified Sheet Metal Supervisor I to lead and supervise skilled trades staff in both sheet metal and ironwork operations. This position is responsible for overseeing the fabrication, installation, and repair of metal components including railings, fencing, doors, custom fixtures, HVAC ductwork, furnaces and other structural elements essential to maintaining safe, comfortable and secure school facilities.
By ensuring the integrity and safety of school infrastructure, the Sheet Metal Supervisor I plays a vital role in creating and maintaining a safe, functional, and supportive environment for students, staff, and the broader school community.
Essential Duties
The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to the job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive or exhaustive list.
As the Sheet Metal Supervisor I , you will:
- Plans, organizes, directs, and controls the work of sheet metal workers and others engaged in various aspects of the trade.
- Maintains time records, work requisitions, and material supply logs for the purpose of tracking workflow.
- Estimates the labor and material costs of sheet metal fabrication, modification, repair, and/or installation for the purpose of maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs.
- Recommends the selection and purchase of various sheet metal tools and materials.
- Requisitions tools and materials for various sheet metal work assignments.
- Supervises the storage, care, inventory and maintenance of various tools and materials.
- Provides instruction on safety methods and procedures for the purpose of creating and maintaining a safe work environment.
- Participates in the actual work of the trade, when needed and/or instructed.
- Meets with prospective stakeholders to explain details of projects.
- Drives city vehicles to various work sites to oversee work of Sheet Metal Workers.
Job-Related and Essential Qualifications:
Knowledge of: journey-level sheet metal practices and procedures, tools and materials used in the trade, cost estimation practices; safety practices and procedures including CAL-OSHA regulations and applicable sections of the City's Safety Rule Book.
Ability to: perform supervisory responsibilities; communicate verbally and in written format; prepare and maintain accurate records and reports; establish and maintain good working relationships; and drive city vehicles.
Nature of work requires working out in the field at a variety of job sites and under potentially hazardous conditions, such as in and around raw sewage, at great heights, in all weather conditions, in cramped or enclosed areas, lifting heavy equipment and materials. Work shifts may vary and may include weekend and night work.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience and Training Guidelines:
- Ten years experience as a journey-level sheet metal worker OR
- Five years experience as a journey-level sheet metal worker AND Completion of a recognized sheet metal worker's apprenticeship program (in the Building Trades or Shipyard Sheet Metal Apprentice Programs)
- California driver's license
- Nature of work requires working out in the field at a variety of job sites and under potentially hazardous conditions, such as in and around raw sewage, at great heights, in all weather conditions, in cramped or enclosed areas, lifting heavy equipment and materials. Work shifts may vary and may include weekend and night work.
SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $62.83-$76.38 /hourly commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.
How to Apply
- Visit and create a new account to begin your application.
- Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process.
- You will be prompted to electronically attach a letter of interest, resume, list of professional references and any applicable credentials or licenses
- Our Human Resources team will then review your entire application to determine your eligibility status and contact you directly should you move forward in the process
Verification
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at
Note: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.
Non-Discrimination Policy
San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This policy extends to San Francisco County Office of Education, including community school programs and activities.
For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.