- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
Work setting
CommercialResidentialRural areaUrban area
Tasks
Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and jointsClean and prepare surfacesCut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior cornersFabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilingsFill 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 sheetsPosition and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joistsSpray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilingsTape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compoundInstall exterior and interior steel studsInstall 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 stagesErect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 32 to 35 hours per week