Drywall Installer and Finisher

Job summary

Read blueprints and specifications, measure and install drywall sheets, and finish seams and surfaces using joint compound, tape, and plaster. Set up scaffolding and work at heights while maintaining safe, clean work areas and instructing apprentices.

Job details

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience 1 year to less than 2 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Work site environment At heights Dusty Work setting Commercial Residential Various locations Responsibilities Tasks Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements Instruct apprentices 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 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 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 at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms Additional information Work conditions and physical capabilities Bending, crouching, kneeling Hand-eye co-ordination Physically demanding Repetitive tasks Standing for extended periods Walking Work under pressure Weight handling Up to 23 kg (50 lbs) Employment groups This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Support for persons with disabilities Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities Support for newcomers and refugees Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees Support for youths Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth Support for Veterans Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans Support for Indigenous people Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers Support for mature workers Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers Supports for visible minorities Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

What you’ll do

Read blueprints and specifications, measure and install drywall sheets, and finish seams and surfaces using joint compound, tape, and plaster. Set up scaffolding and work at heights while maintaining safe, clean work areas and instructing apprentices.

Requirements

Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 1 year to less than 2 years of experience. The role involves physically demanding, repetitive work, including bending, kneeling, standing for extended periods, working under pressure, and handling loads up to 23 kg (50 lbs).

Listed skills

• Organization · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Repetitive · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• staff · Preferred
• English · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Blueprint Reading
• Drywall Installation
• Drywall Finishing
• Plastering
• Joint Taping
• Sanding
• Surface Preparation
• Metal Corner Bead Installation
• Measuring and Cutting
• Compound Application
• Scaffolding Setup
• Working at Heights
• Apprentice Instruction
• Hand-Eye Coordination

Job areas

• Trades
• Construction

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