- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
Tasks
Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements Apply, 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 requiredMix 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 surfacesCut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outletsInstall acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lathInstall 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
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Bending, crouching, kneelingHandling heavy loadsManual dexterityRepetitive tasksStanding for extended periods
Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 38 hours per week