drywall installer

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Tasks

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Clean and prepare surfaces
• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
• 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
• Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
• Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
• Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
• 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 metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

• Flexible hours
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 35 hours per week