- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
Various locations
Tasks
Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and jointsApply, level and smooth coats of plasterClean and prepare surfacesCure freshly plastered surfacesFill 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 requiredMix plaster ingredients to desired consistencyMould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trimPosition and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joistsSpray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilingsTrowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfacesAttach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furringCut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outletsInstall corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be appliedInstall metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power toolsPrepare wall and ceiling layoutsErect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Workplace information
On the road job
Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week