drywall installer and finisher

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• At heights
• Cold / refrigerated
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy

Work setting

• Commercial
• Residential
• Various locations

Tasks

• 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
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
• Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
• 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
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines
• Walking
• 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

Personal suitability

• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required
• Overtime available

Other benefits

• Learning / training paid by employer
• Other benefits