Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years OR Completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship program in plastering, drywalling or lathing
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Dusty
Work setting
- Commercial
- Residential
- Urban area
- Various locations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
- 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
- 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
Additional information
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Reliability