drywall installer and finisher

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

Dusty.

Work setting:

Commercial. Residential. Various locations.

Tasks:

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints.
• 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.
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets.
• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists.
• Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry.
• Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound.
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages.
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Physically demanding.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Standing for extended periods.

Weight handling:

Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).

Own tools/equipment:

• Hard hat.
• Steel-toed safety boots.

Personal suitability:

• Flexibility.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.