plasterer, finish
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 40 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 2 years to less than 3 years
Work site environment
- At heights
- Cold / refrigerated
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Various locations
- Work in employer's / client's home
Tasks
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Walking
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
plasterer, finish
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..
plasterer
Level and smooth coats of plaster Clean and prepare surfaces Cure freshly plastered surfaces Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required Mix plaster..
plasterer
Level and smooth coats of plaster Clean and prepare surfaces Cure freshly plastered surfaces Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required Mix plaster..
plasterer
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..
plasterer
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..
plasterer
Years to less than 3 years Tasks Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster Clean and prepare surfaces Cure freshly plastered surfaces Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in..
plasterer
Education. Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience. 2 years to less than 3 years or equivalent experience Screening questions Are you available for shift or on ca..
plasterer
Year to less than 2 years Work setting Various locations Tasks Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster Clean and prepare surfaces Cure freshly plastered surfaces Finish corners and angles and..
plasterer
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..
