plasterer

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

Work site environment:

• At heights.
• Cold/refrigerated.
• Dusty.
• Hot.
• Noisy.
• Outdoors.

Work setting:

Various locations.

Tasks:

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements .
• Prepare tenders and quotations.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets.
• Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath.
• Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied.
• Install exterior and interior steel studs.
• Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools.
• Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation.
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts.
• Utilize laser alignment system.
• Estimate costs and materials.
• 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.
• 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.
• Tools.

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Excellent written communication.
• Flexibility.
• Judgement.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Employment terms options:

Shift.

Experience:

3 years to less than 5 years.

Employment terms options:

Day.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.