- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Tasks
Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements Supervise other workersApply, level and smooth coats of plasterCure freshly plastered surfacesFabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilingsFinish 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 drySpray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilingsTape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compoundTrowel 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 exterior and interior steel studsInstall metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power toolsInstall vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulationPrepare wall and ceiling layoutsUtilize laser alignment systemEstimate costs and materialsWork at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week