drywall installer
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 40 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- At heights
- Dusty
Work setting
- Commercial
- Residential
- Urban area
- 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
- Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
- Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
- Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
Transportation / travel information
Public transportation is available
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
Weight handling
Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools / equipment
Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Team player
Other benefits
- Other benefits
drywall installer
Holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency Smooth out excess compound and allow..
drywall installer
If required Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster..
drywall installer
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..
drywall installer
Education. Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience. 1 year to less than 2 years Work setting Relocation costs covered by employer Willing to relocate Tasks Plan a..
drywall installer
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..
drywall installer
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..
drywall installer
Holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry Tape over joints using taping..
drywall installer
Fit and install drywall sheets Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets Install..
drywall installer
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..
