Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 30 hours per week
Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience: 5 years or more
or equivalent experience

Work site environment

DustyHotOutdoors

Work setting

Commercial

Tasks

Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and jointsApply, level and smooth coats of plasterClean and prepare surfacesCure freshly plastered surfacesCut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior cornersFill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knifeFinish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if requiredMeasure, cut, fit and install drywall sheetsMix plaster ingredients to desired consistencyMould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trimPosition and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joistsSmooth out excess compound and allow coat to dryTape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compoundPrepare plaster models and mouldsMake and modify plaster casts

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Bending, crouching, kneelingHand-eye co-ordinationHandling heavy loadsManual dexterityPhysically demandingRepetitive tasksStanding for extended periodsWalking

Weight handling

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

DependabilityExcellent oral communicationFlexibilityJudgementReliability

Screening questions

Are you authorized to work in Canada?Do you have experience working in this field?

The Market Garden

Open Positions

plasterer