drywall installer

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

Work setting

Various locations

Tasks

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
• 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
• Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
• Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week
21 days ago