- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
Various locations
Tasks
Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements Instruct apprenticesApply 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 drySpray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilingsInstall metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power toolsPrepare wall and ceiling layoutsEstimate costs and materialsWork at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 40 hours per week