drywall installer

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week
• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dusty

Work setting

• Commercial
• Residential
• Urban area
• Various locations

Tasks

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
• Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
• Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
• Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
• Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
• 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
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Transportation / travel information

Public transportation is available

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

Weight handling

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Reliability
• Team player

Other benefits

• Other benefits
30+ days ago