drywall installer
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting:
- Commercial.
- Residential.
- Various locations.
Tasks:
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints.
- Clean and prepare surfaces.
- 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.
- 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 conditions and physical capabilities:
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Tight deadlines.
- Walking.
- Work under pressure.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.