drywall installer

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Tasks:

• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners.
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets.
• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists.
• Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring.
• Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets.
• Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath.
• Install exterior and interior steel studs.
• Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools.
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Hand-eye co-ordination.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Large workload.
• Manual dexterity.
• Physically demanding.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Standing for extended periods.

Screening questions:

Do you have experience working in this field?.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.