- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
Work site environment
At heightsCold/refrigeratedDangerousDustyHotNoisyOutdoors
Work setting
CommercialResidentialVarious locationsRelocation costs covered by employerWilling to relocate
Tasks
Apply, level and smooth coats of plasterCut 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 joistsTape 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 toolsPrepare wall and ceiling layoutsErect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Bending, crouching, kneelingHandling heavy loadsPhysically demandingSound discriminationStanding for extended periodsTight deadlinesWork under pressure
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
Hard hatSafety glasses/gogglesSteel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
Team player
Employment terms options
Early morningDay