drywall installer

• Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience : 7 months to less than 1 year

Tasks

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
• Clean and prepare surfaces
• Cure freshly plastered surfaces
• Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings
• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
• Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
• 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
• Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
• Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
• Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
• Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath
• Install exterior and interior steel studs
• Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
• Estimate costs and materials
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 30 to 40 hours per week
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