drywall finisher
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Dusty
- Noisy
Work setting
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Various locations
Tasks
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Supervise other workers
- 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
- Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
- 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
- Estimate costs and materials
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Transportation / travel information
Own vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- 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
Screening questions
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
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