drywall installer

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
• 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
• Estimate costs and materials
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Workplace information

• On the road job
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 40 hours per week