drywall installer Job

Responsibilities
Tasks
Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
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
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
Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath
Install exterior and interior steel studs
Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
Estimate costs and materials
Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages

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.

Additional information:
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Bending, crouching, kneeling
Handling heavy loads
Manual dexterity
Physically demanding
Repetitive tasks
Standing for extended periods
Tight deadlines
Work under pressure
Personal suitability:
Flexibility
Judgement
Reliability
Team player
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

1.) Support Newcomers and Refugees
2.) Support Youths
3.) Support For indigenous Persons
4.) Support Of Mature Workers