drywall installer

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Commercial
• Residential
• Various locations

Tasks

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• 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
• 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
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines
• Walking
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Experience

• Experience an asset
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 35 to 40 hours per week