drywall installer

• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Commercial
• Residential

Tasks

• Supervise other workers
• Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
• Cure freshly plastered surfaces
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
• Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings
• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
• Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
• Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
• Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
• Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
• Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
• Estimate costs and materials

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Team player
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 32 to 40 hours per week
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