Welcome to Sheet Metal Workers Local 263 — skilled, strong, and union proud.

Welcome to Sheet Metal Workers Local 263 — skilled, strong, and union proud.

Careers

Build a Career That Lasts

Join a union that invests in your future with top-notch training, solid wages, and benefits that protect you and your family.

Skilled. Strong. SMART.

From HVAC and sheet metal to fabrication and service work — our members keep Iowa’s buildings running and its air clean.

Your Future Starts Here

Just getting started or looking to level up your skills, SMART Local 263 gives you the tools, support, and brotherhood to succeed.

Skilled trades. Strong futures. Solid careers.

Build Your Career

Looking for a career that pays well, challenges you, and builds something that matters? We’re training and employing the next generation of sheet metal workers, HVAC technicians, welders, and fabricators across Iowa.

Whether you’re starting out or switching paths, our apprenticeship and training programs give you hands-on experience, steady pay, and real skills that last a lifetime. With union wages, strong benefits, and career security, this isn’t just another job — it’s a future you can be proud of.

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Sheet Metal to HVAC

What We Do

Architectural Sheet Metal

Architectural Sheet Metal

Architectural sheet metal is a combination of technical skill and artistry. As an apprentice, you will specialize in fastening and joining, managing expansion and contraction, sealing and controlling moisture to ensure the appearance and durability of buildings.

CAD & Drafting

CAD, Drafting & Detailing

CAD, Drafting & Detailing

Sheet metal detailing, also known as sketching, is often thought of as CAD (computer-aided drafting). A certified detailer is a skilled commercial HVAC trade person who will advance to provide coordination between the fabricators and the installers from various trades.

HVAC Installation

HVAC Installation

HVAC Installation

HVAC stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. In this field, you will work on high-volume mechanical systems. These systems deliver heated and cooled air to commercial buildings such as schools, hospitals, airports, factories and office buildings.

Sheet Metal Fabrication

HVAC Shop/Fabrication

HVAC Shop/Fabrication

Sheet metal workers sometimes exclusively, or in conjunction with field installation work, will fabricate, assemble, install and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes and furnace casings.

Production Manufacturing

Production / Manufacturing

Production / Manufacturing

Production and manufacturing is the creation or production of goods from components or raw material with the help of equipment, labor, machines and tools.

Residential HVAC

Residential HVAC

Residential HVAC

HVAC stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. As a residential HVAC technician, you will work on installing and servicing complete residential HVAC systems.

Sign Fabrication & Installation

Sign Fabrication & Installation

As a sign hanger and builder, your job includes installing, mounting, servicing and repairing signs in commercial, industrial and high-rise residential settings.

Indoor Air Quality

Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency (TAB)

Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency (TAB)

Testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) is an important part of air and water delivery systems. TAB technicians make sure that air and water in heating and air conditioning systems are delivered efficiently, quietly and safely throughout a building.

Welding

Industrial and Shop Welding

Industrial and Shop Welding

Welding is the most common way of permanently joining metal parts. In this process, heat is applied to metal pieces which melts and fuses them to form a permanent bond.

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Why Choose a SMART Career?

You’re not just taking a job — you’re stepping into a career with stability, respect, and room to grow. Our members keep air moving, buildings efficient, and communities strong. Whether you’re building the future or maintaining the systems that power it, your work makes a real difference every day.

Competitive Pay: Earn top wages for your skill and experience.
Hands-On Work: Build, fabricate, and problem-solve every day.
Union Benefits: Health care, retirement, and security for your family.
Career Advancement: Opportunities to learn, lead, and grow within the trade.

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