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drywall installer and finisher apprentice

drywall installer and finisher apprentice

Bkz Reno’s Inc.Sarnia, ON, CA
30+ days ago
Salary
CA$34.10 hourly
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description
  • Work Term : Permanent
  • Work Language : English
  • Hours : 37.5 hours per week
  • Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience : 7 months to less than 1 year
  • Tasks

    • Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
    • Prepare tenders and quotations
    • Instruct apprentices
    • Supervise other workers
    • Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
    • Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
    • Clean and prepare surfaces
    • Cure freshly plastered 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
    • 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
    • Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
    • Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
    • Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
    • 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
    • Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
    • Utilize laser alignment system
    • Estimate costs and materials
    • Operate CADD and other computer software systems
    • Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
    • Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
    • Work conditions and physical capabilities

    • Bending, crouching, kneeling
    • Hand-eye co-ordination
    • Handling heavy loads
    • Large workload
    • Manual dexterity
    • Overtime required
    • Physically demanding
    • Repetitive tasks
    • Sound discrimination
    • Standing for extended periods
    • Tight deadlines
    • Walking
    • Work under pressure
    • Personal suitability

    • Client focus
    • Dependability
    • Excellent oral communication
    • Excellent written communication
    • Flexibility
    • Judgement
    • Reliability
    • Team player
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    Drywall installer and finisher apprentice • Sarnia, ON, CA