drywall installer and finisher
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- At heights.
- Dusty.
- Noisy.
Work setting:
- Commercial.
- Institutional.
- Residential.
- Urban area.
- Various locations.
Tasks:
- Instruct apprentices.
- Supervise other workers.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound.
- Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring.
- Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets.
- 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.
- Utilize laser alignment system.
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages.
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Manual dexterity.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sound discrimination.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Tight deadlines.
- Walking.
- Work under pressure.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
- Hard hat.
- Mask.
- Safety glasses/goggles.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
- Overtime required.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.
Support for persons with disabilities:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
Support for youths:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Veterans:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .
Support for Indigenous people:
Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .
Support for mature workers:
Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).