drywall installer and finisher

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Commercial
• Residential
• Various locations
• Relocation costs covered by employer

Tasks

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
• 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
• 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
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Tight deadlines
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Hard hat
• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities