drywall installer

Work setting

• Residential
• Various locations

Tasks

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• 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
• 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
• Estimate costs and materials
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week