drywall installer
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
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.
- Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required.
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets.
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry.
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Manual dexterity.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Tight deadlines.
- Work under pressure.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Dependability.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
Support for youths:
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
Support for mature workers:
Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .