stucco plasterer

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Tasks:

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements .
• Prepare tenders and quotations.
• 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.
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners.
• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required.
• Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency.
• Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces.
• Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied.
• 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.
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages.
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Employment terms options:

Flexible hours.