drywall installer

• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 3 years to less than 5 years

Work setting

• Commercial
• Various locations

Tasks

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Supervise other workers
• 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
• Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
• Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
• Install exterior and interior steel studs
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
• Estimate costs and materials
• 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
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Hard hat
• Steel-toed safety boots

Workplace information

• On the road job
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week
6 days ago