drywall installer

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

Work setting

• Commercial
• Residential
• Various locations

Tasks

• 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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week
6 days ago