drywall installer

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Commercial
• Residential
• Various locations
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Supervise other workers
• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Clean and prepare 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
• 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
• Estimate costs and materials

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• On call
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required
• Overtime available

Workplace information

• On the road job

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Other benefits
• Transportation provided by employer

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees
• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities