plasterer
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- At heights.
- Dusty.
- Noisy.
- Outdoors.
Work setting:
- Commercial.
- Residential.
- Various locations.
Tasks:
- Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster.
- Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
- 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.
- Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency.
- Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim.
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry.
- Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings.
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound.
- Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces.
- Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring.
- Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied.
- Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation.
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages.
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms.
Transportation/travel information:
Own vehicle.
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.
- Tight deadlines.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
- Hard hat.
- Mask.
- Safety glasses/goggles.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Tools.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.