drywall installer and finisher

Additional Information

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 48 to 60 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• At heights
• Cold/refrigerated
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Commercial
• Industrial
• Remote location
• Residential
• Rural area
• Urban area
• Various locations
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
• 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
• Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
• Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
• Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

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

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Hard hat
• Mask
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Tools

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?

Workplace information

• On the road job

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site amenities
• Transportation provided by employer
• Parking available