drywall installer

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Residential
• Various locations

Tasks

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• 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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Team player
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week